What color is #CED4F1?

#CED4F1 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 #CED4F1?

The RGB value is 206, 212, 241: 206 red, 212 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED4F1?

The complementary color is #F1EBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED4F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED4F1 color

#CED4F1 rgb(206, 212, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CED4F1 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 83.1% green and 94.5% blue (206, 212, 241).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 56% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.31:1).

#CED4F1 color codes

HEX	`#CED4F1`
RGB	`rgb(206, 212, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 83.1%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 56%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 15%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.28, 3.67, -14.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.28, 15.33, 283.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.871, 66.559, 92.631)`
Decimal	`13554929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED4F1, 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 #CED4F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED4F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.31:1	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 #CED4F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced4f1; }
.text { color: #ced4f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced4f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 212 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced4f1, #d9cef1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CED4F1?: #CED4F1 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 #CED4F1?: The RGB value is 206, 212, 241: 206 red, 212 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED4F1?: The complementary color is #F1EBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED4F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.