What color is #CED7E8?

#CED7E8 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED7E8?

The RGB value is 206, 215, 232: 206 red, 215 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED7E8?

The complementary color is #E8DFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED7E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED7E8 color

#CED7E8 rgb(206, 215, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CED7E8 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 84.3% green and 91% blue (206, 215, 232).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 36% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Après-Ski (#CED5E4), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.51:1).

#CED7E8 color codes

HEX	`#CED7E8`
RGB	`rgb(206, 215, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 84.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 36%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 7%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.78, 0.26, -9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.78, 9.38, 271.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.316, 67.548, 85.978)`
Decimal	`13555688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED7E8, 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 #CED7E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED7E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.51:1	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 #CED7E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced7e8; }
.text { color: #ced7e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced7e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 215 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced7e8, #d2cee8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CED7E8?: #CED7E8 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED7E8?: The RGB value is 206, 215, 232: 206 red, 215 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED7E8?: The complementary color is #E8DFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED7E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.