What color is #CED1F0?

#CED1F0 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 #CED1F0?

The RGB value is 206, 209, 240: 206 red, 209 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED1F0?

The complementary color is #F0EDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED1F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED1F0 color

#CED1F0 rgb(206, 209, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CED1F0 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 82% green and 94.1% blue (206, 209, 240).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 53% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#CED1F0 color codes

HEX	`#CED1F0`
RGB	`rgb(206, 209, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 82%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 53%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 14%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 13%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.49, 5.05, -15.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.49, 16.34, 287.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.979, 65.013, 91.599)`
Decimal	`13554160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED1F0, 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 #CED1F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED1F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	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 #CED1F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced1f0; }
.text { color: #ced1f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced1f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 209 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced1f0, #dccef0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CED1F0?: #CED1F0 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 #CED1F0?: The RGB value is 206, 209, 240: 206 red, 209 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED1F0?: The complementary color is #F0EDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED1F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.