What color is #CED7EE?

#CED7EE is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED7EE?

The RGB value is 206, 215, 238: 206 red, 215 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED7EE?

The complementary color is #EEE5CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED7EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED7EE color

#CED7EE rgb(206, 215, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CED7EE is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 84.3% green and 93.3% blue (206, 215, 238).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 48% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#CED7EE color codes

HEX	`#CED7EE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 215, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 84.3%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 48%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 10%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.95, 1.47, -12.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.95, 12.38, 276.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.183, 67.895, 90.543)`
Decimal	`13555694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED7EE, 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 #CED7EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED7EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	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 #CED7EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced7ee; }
.text { color: #ced7ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced7ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 215 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced7ee, #d5ceee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CED7EE?: #CED7EE is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED7EE?: The RGB value is 206, 215, 238: 206 red, 215 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED7EE?: The complementary color is #EEE5CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED7EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.