What color is #CECFEC?

#CECFEC is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECFEC?

The RGB value is 206, 207, 236: 206 red, 207 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECFEC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CECFEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECFEC color

#CECFEC rgb(206, 207, 236)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 81.2% green and 92.5% blue (206, 207, 236).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 44% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#CECFEC color codes

HEX	`#CECFEC`
RGB	`rgb(206, 207, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 81.2%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 44%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.86, 5.28, -14.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.86, 15.3, 290.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.903, 63.803, 88.342)`
Decimal	`13553644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECFEC, 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 #CECFEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECFEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	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 #CECFEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecfec; }
.text { color: #cecfec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecfec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 207 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecfec, #dcceec); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CECFEC?: #CECFEC is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECFEC?: The RGB value is 206, 207, 236: 206 red, 207 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECFEC?: The complementary color is #ECEBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECFEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.