What color is #CEE4FA?

#CEE4FA is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Veiling Waterfalls. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEE4FA?

The RGB value is 206, 228, 250: 206 red, 228 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE4FA?

The complementary color is #FAE4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE4FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE4FA color

#CEE4FA rgb(206, 228, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CEE4FA is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 89.4% green and 98% blue (206, 228, 250).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 81% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Veiling Waterfalls (#D4EAFF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.1:1).

#CEE4FA color codes

HEX	`#CEE4FA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 228, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 89.4%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 81%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 18%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 9%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.63, -2.81, -13.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.63, 13.41, 257.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.448, 75.509, 101.287)`
Decimal	`13559034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE4FA, 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 #CEE4FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE4FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.1:1	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 #CEE4FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee4fa; }
.text { color: #cee4fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee4fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 228 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee4fa, #cecefa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CEE4FA?: #CEE4FA is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Veiling Waterfalls. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEE4FA?: The RGB value is 206, 228, 250: 206 red, 228 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE4FA?: The complementary color is #FAE4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE4FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.