What color is #CED7F7?

#CED7F7 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED7F7?

The RGB value is 206, 215, 247: 206 red, 215 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED7F7?

The complementary color is #F7EECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED7F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED7F7 color

#CED7F7 rgb(206, 215, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CED7F7 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 84.3% green and 96.9% blue (206, 215, 247).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 72% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.69:1).

#CED7F7 color codes

HEX	`#CED7F7`
RGB	`rgb(206, 215, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 84.3%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 72%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 17%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.22, 3.34, -16.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.22, 16.98, 281.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.539, 68.437, 97.682)`
Decimal	`13555703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED7F7, 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 #CED7F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED7F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.69:1	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 #CED7F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced7f7; }
.text { color: #ced7f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced7f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 215 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced7f7, #dacef7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CED7F7?: #CED7F7 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED7F7?: The RGB value is 206, 215, 247: 206 red, 215 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED7F7?: The complementary color is #F7EECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED7F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.