What color is #CED6EC?

#CED6EC 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 #CED6EC?

The RGB value is 206, 214, 236: 206 red, 214 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED6EC?

The complementary color is #ECE4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED6EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED6EC color

#CED6EC rgb(206, 214, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CED6EC is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 83.9% green and 92.5% blue (206, 214, 236).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 44% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Après-Ski (#CED5E4), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.45:1).

#CED6EC color codes

HEX	`#CED6EC`
RGB	`rgb(206, 214, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 83.9%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 44%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.64, 1.59, -11.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.64, 11.81, 277.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.637, 67.27, 88.92)`
Decimal	`13555436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED6EC, 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 #CED6EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED6EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.45:1	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 #CED6EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced6ec; }
.text { color: #ced6ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced6ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 214 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced6ec, #d5ceec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CED6EC?: #CED6EC 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 #CED6EC?: The RGB value is 206, 214, 236: 206 red, 214 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED6EC?: The complementary color is #ECE4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED6EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.