What color is #CEDCE6?

#CEDCE6 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Silk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEDCE6?

The RGB value is 206, 220, 230: 206 red, 220 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDCE6?

The complementary color is #E6D8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDCE6?

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.

#CEDCE6 color

#CEDCE6 rgb(206, 220, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CEDCE6 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 86.3% green and 90.2% blue (206, 220, 230).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 32% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Blue Silk (#D0DCE8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CEDCE6 color codes

HEX	`#CEDCE6`
RGB	`rgb(206, 220, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 86.3%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 32%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.01, -2.74, -6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.01, 7.05, 247.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.327, 70.02, 84.921)`
Decimal	`13556966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDCE6, 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 #CEDCE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDCE6 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 #CEDCE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedce6; }
.text { color: #cedce6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedce6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 220 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedce6, #ced0e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CEDCE6?: #CEDCE6 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Silk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEDCE6?: The RGB value is 206, 220, 230: 206 red, 220 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDCE6?: The complementary color is #E6D8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDCE6?: 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.