What color is #CEDEEB?

#CEDEEB 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 #CEDEEB?

The RGB value is 206, 222, 235: 206 red, 222 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDEEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEDEEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDEEB color

#CEDEEB rgb(206, 222, 235)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 87.1% green and 92.2% blue (206, 222, 235).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 42% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% 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 15.27:1).

#CEDEEB color codes

HEX	`#CEDEEB`
RGB	`rgb(206, 222, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 87.1%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 42%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 12%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 6%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.66, -2.78, -8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.66, 8.63, 251.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.567, 71.361, 88.848)`
Decimal	`13557483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDEEB, 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 #CEDEEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDEEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	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 #CEDEEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedeeb; }
.text { color: #cedeeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedeeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 222 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedeeb, #ced0eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CEDEEB?: #CEDEEB 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 #CEDEEB?: The RGB value is 206, 222, 235: 206 red, 222 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDEEB?: The complementary color is #EBDBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDEEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.