What color is #CED8F5?

#CED8F5 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 #CED8F5?

The RGB value is 206, 216, 245: 206 red, 216 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED8F5?

The complementary color is #F5EBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED8F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED8F5 color

#CED8F5 rgb(206, 216, 245)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CED8F5 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 84.7% green and 96.1% blue (206, 216, 245).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 66% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.77:1).

#CED8F5 color codes

HEX	`#CED8F5`
RGB	`rgb(206, 216, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 84.7%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 66%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 16%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.42, 2.4, -15.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.42, 15.48, 278.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.487, 68.825, 96.15)`
Decimal	`13555957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED8F5, 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 #CED8F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED8F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.77:1	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 #CED8F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced8f5; }
.text { color: #ced8f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced8f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 216 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced8f5, #d8cef5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CED8F5?: #CED8F5 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 #CED8F5?: The RGB value is 206, 216, 245: 206 red, 216 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED8F5?: The complementary color is #F5EBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED8F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.