What color is #CED5E9?

#CED5E9 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED5E9?

The RGB value is 206, 213, 233: 206 red, 213 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED5E9?

The complementary color is #E9E2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED5E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED5E9 color

#CED5E9 rgb(206, 213, 233)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CED5E9 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 83.5% green and 91.4% blue (206, 213, 233).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 38% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Après-Ski (#CED5E4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.32:1).

#CED5E9 color codes

HEX	`#CED5E9`
RGB	`rgb(206, 213, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 83.5%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 38%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.3, 1.51, -10.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.3, 10.73, 278.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.953, 66.593, 86.559)`
Decimal	`13555177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED5E9, 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 #CED5E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED5E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.32:1	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 #CED5E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced5e9; }
.text { color: #ced5e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced5e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 213 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced5e9, #d5cee9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CED5E9?: #CED5E9 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED5E9?: The RGB value is 206, 213, 233: 206 red, 213 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED5E9?: The complementary color is #E9E2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED5E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.