What color is #CDEEFF?

#CDEEFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Freezing Vapour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDEEFF?

The RGB value is 205, 238, 255: 205 red, 238 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDEEFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDEEFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDEEFF color

#CDEEFF rgb(205, 238, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CDEEFF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 93.3% green and 100% blue (205, 238, 255).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Freezing Vapour (#D4E9F5), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.27:1).

#CDEEFF color codes

HEX	`#CDEEFF`
RGB	`rgb(205, 238, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 93.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 7%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.29, -7.19, -11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.29, 13.79, 238.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.797, 81.346, 106.402)`
Decimal	`13496063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDEEFF, 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 #CDEEFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDEEFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.27:1	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 #CDEEFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdeeff; }
.text { color: #cdeeff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdeeff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 238 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdeeff, #cdd5ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CDEEFF?: #CDEEFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Freezing Vapour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDEEFF?: The RGB value is 205, 238, 255: 205 red, 238 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDEEFF?: The complementary color is #FFDECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDEEFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.