What color is #CEDBEF?

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

What is the RGB value of #CEDBEF?

The RGB value is 206, 219, 239: 206 red, 219 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDBEF?

The complementary color is #EFE2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDBEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDBEF color

#CEDBEF rgb(206, 219, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CEDBEF is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 85.9% green and 93.7% blue (206, 219, 239).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 51% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Puffy Cloud (#D2DEF2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#CEDBEF color codes

HEX	`#CEDBEF`
RGB	`rgb(206, 219, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 85.9%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 51%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 14%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87, -0.41, -11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87, 11.26, 267.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.361, 70.016, 91.663)`
Decimal	`13556719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDBEF, 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 #CEDBEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDBEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	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 #CEDBEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedbef; }
.text { color: #cedbef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedbef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 219 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedbef, #d2ceef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #CEDBEF?: #CEDBEF is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Puffy Cloud. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEDBEF?: The RGB value is 206, 219, 239: 206 red, 219 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDBEF?: The complementary color is #EFE2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDBEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.