What color is #CED9F9?

#CED9F9 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 #CED9F9?

The RGB value is 206, 217, 249: 206 red, 217 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED9F9?

The complementary color is #F9EECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED9F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED9F9 color

#CED9F9 rgb(206, 217, 249)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CED9F9 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 85.1% green and 97.6% blue (206, 217, 249).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 78% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#CED9F9 color codes

HEX	`#CED9F9`
RGB	`rgb(206, 217, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 85.1%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 78%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 17%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.79, 2.71, -16.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.79, 17.06, 279.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.361, 69.586, 99.487)`
Decimal	`13556217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED9F9, 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 #CED9F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED9F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	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 #CED9F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced9f9; }
.text { color: #ced9f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced9f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 217 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced9f9, #d8cef9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #CED9F9?: #CED9F9 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 #CED9F9?: The RGB value is 206, 217, 249: 206 red, 217 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED9F9?: The complementary color is #F9EECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED9F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.