What color is #CEDAF5?

#CEDAF5 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 #CEDAF5?

The RGB value is 206, 218, 245: 206 red, 218 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDAF5?

The complementary color is #F5E9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDAF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDAF5 color

#CEDAF5 rgb(206, 218, 245)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CEDAF5 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 85.5% green and 96.1% blue (206, 218, 245).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 66% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#CEDAF5 color codes

HEX	`#CEDAF5`
RGB	`rgb(206, 218, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 85.5%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 66%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 16%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.93, 1.35, -14.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.93, 14.6, 275.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.003, 69.856, 96.322)`
Decimal	`13556469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDAF5, 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 #CEDAF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDAF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	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 #CEDAF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedaf5; }
.text { color: #cedaf5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedaf5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 218 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedaf5, #d6cef5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CEDAF5?: #CEDAF5 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 #CEDAF5?: The RGB value is 206, 218, 245: 206 red, 218 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDAF5?: The complementary color is #F5E9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDAF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.