What color is #CDD8F8?

#CDD8F8 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD8F8?

The RGB value is 205, 216, 248: 205 red, 216 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD8F8?

The complementary color is #F8EDCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD8F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD8F8 color

#CDD8F8 rgb(205, 216, 248)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CDD8F8 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 84.7% green and 97.3% blue (205, 216, 248).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 75% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.77:1).

#CDD8F8 color codes

HEX	`#CDD8F8`
RGB	`rgb(205, 216, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 84.7%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 75%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 17%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.44, 2.72, -16.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.44, 17.07, 279.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.672, 68.867, 98.569)`
Decimal	`13490424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD8F8, 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 #CDD8F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD8F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.77:1	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 #CDD8F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd8f8; }
.text { color: #cdd8f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd8f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 216 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd8f8, #d7cdf8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #CDD8F8?: #CDD8F8 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD8F8?: The RGB value is 205, 216, 248: 205 red, 216 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD8F8?: The complementary color is #F8EDCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD8F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.