What color is #CED2FD?

#CED2FD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED2FD?

The RGB value is 206, 210, 253: 206 red, 210 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED2FD?

The complementary color is #FDF9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED2FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED2FD color

#CED2FD rgb(206, 210, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CED2FD is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 82.4% green and 99.2% blue (206, 210, 253).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 92% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle (#CCCCFF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#CED2FD color codes

HEX	`#CED2FD`
RGB	`rgb(206, 210, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 82.4%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 92%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 19%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 17%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.15, 7.27, -21.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.15, 22.63, 288.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.226, 66.306, 102.219)`
Decimal	`13554429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED2FD, 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 #CED2FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED2FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	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 #CED2FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced2fd; }
.text { color: #ced2fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced2fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 210 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced2fd, #e2cefd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CED2FD?: #CED2FD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED2FD?: The RGB value is 206, 210, 253: 206 red, 210 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED2FD?: The complementary color is #FDF9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED2FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.