What color is #CDD3E8?

#CDD3E8 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD3E8?

The RGB value is 205, 211, 232: 205 red, 211 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD3E8?

The complementary color is #E8E2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD3E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD3E8 color

#CDD3E8 rgb(205, 211, 232)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDD3E8 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 82.7% green and 91% blue (205, 211, 232).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 37% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Après-Ski (#CED5E4), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.08:1).

#CDD3E8 color codes

HEX	`#CDD3E8`
RGB	`rgb(205, 211, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 82.7%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 37%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.69, 2.04, -11.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.69, 11.2, 280.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.033, 65.393, 85.63)`
Decimal	`13489128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD3E8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CDD3E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD3E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CDD3E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd3e8; }
.text { color: #cdd3e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd3e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 211 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd3e8, #d5cde8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CDD3E8?: #CDD3E8 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD3E8?: The RGB value is 205, 211, 232: 205 red, 211 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD3E8?: The complementary color is #E8E2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD3E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.