What color is #CECFF2?

#CECFF2 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 #CECFF2?

The RGB value is 206, 207, 242: 206 red, 207 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECFF2?

The complementary color is #F2F1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECFF2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECFF2 color

#CECFF2 rgb(206, 207, 242)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CECFF2 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 81.2% green and 94.9% blue (206, 207, 242).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 58% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.83:1).

#CECFF2 color codes

HEX	`#CECFF2`
RGB	`rgb(206, 207, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 81.2%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 58%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 15%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.05, 6.52, -17.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.05, 18.46, 290.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.79, 64.158, 93.01)`
Decimal	`13553650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECFF2, 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 #CECFF2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECFF2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.83:1	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 #CECFF2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecff2; }
.text { color: #cecff2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecff2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 207 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecff2, #dfcef2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CECFF2?: #CECFF2 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 #CECFF2?: The RGB value is 206, 207, 242: 206 red, 207 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECFF2?: The complementary color is #F2F1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECFF2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.