What color is #CDD6F3?

#CDD6F3 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD6F3?

The RGB value is 205, 214, 243: 205 red, 214 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD6F3?

The complementary color is #F3EACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD6F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD6F3 color

#CDD6F3 rgb(205, 214, 243)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CDD6F3 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 83.9% green and 95.3% blue (205, 214, 243).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 61% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.51:1).

#CDD6F3 color codes

HEX	`#CDD6F3`
RGB	`rgb(205, 214, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 83.9%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 61%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 16%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.78, 2.72, -15.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.78, 15.45, 280.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.397, 67.542, 94.368)`
Decimal	`13489907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD6F3, 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 #CDD6F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD6F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.51:1	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 #CDD6F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd6f3; }
.text { color: #cdd6f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd6f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 214 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd6f3, #d7cdf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CDD6F3?: #CDD6F3 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD6F3?: The RGB value is 205, 214, 243: 205 red, 214 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD6F3?: The complementary color is #F3EACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD6F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.