What color is #CEDBFE?

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

What is the RGB value of #CEDBFE?

The RGB value is 206, 219, 254: 206 red, 219 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDBFE?

The complementary color is #FEF1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDBFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDBFE color

#CEDBFE rgb(206, 219, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CEDBFE is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 85.9% green and 99.6% blue (206, 219, 254).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 96% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.19:1).

#CEDBFE color codes

HEX	`#CEDBFE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 219, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 85.9%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 96%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 19%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 14%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.46, 2.73, -18.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.46, 18.68, 278.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.67, 70.939, 103.821)`
Decimal	`13556734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDBFE, 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 #CEDBFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDBFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	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 #CEDBFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedbfe; }
.text { color: #cedbfe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedbfe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 219 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedbfe, #d9cefe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEDBFE?: #CEDBFE is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEDBFE?: The RGB value is 206, 219, 254: 206 red, 219 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDBFE?: The complementary color is #FEF1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDBFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.