What color is #CDEFFF?

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

What is the RGB value of #CDEFFF?

The RGB value is 205, 239, 255: 205 red, 239 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDEFFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDEFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDEFFF color

#CDEFFF rgb(205, 239, 255)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 93.7% green and 100% blue (205, 239, 255).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.39:1).

#CDEFFF color codes

HEX	`#CDEFFF`
RGB	`rgb(205, 239, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 93.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 6%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.54, -7.7, -11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.54, 13.75, 235.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.088, 81.93, 106.499)`
Decimal	`13496319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDEFFF, 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 #CDEFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDEFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.39:1	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 #CDEFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdefff; }
.text { color: #cdefff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdefff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 239 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdefff, #cdd6ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CDEFFF?: #CDEFFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDEFFF?: The RGB value is 205, 239, 255: 205 red, 239 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDEFFF?: The complementary color is #FFDDCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDEFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.