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#CED0ED Color

#CED0ED is rgb(206, 208, 237) in RGB, hsl(236, 46%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CED0ED
HEX#CED0ED
RGBrgb(206, 208, 237)
HSLhsl(236, 46%, 87%)
HSVhsv(236, 13%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.5% 0.04 282.4)
LABlab(84.01% 3.53 -14.58)
LCHlch(84.01% 15.00 283.59)

What #CED0ED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CED0ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 3.87Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 4.4Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.19Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 7.6Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.66Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 9.16

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#CED0ED Channel Values

How #CED0ED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 206 · G 208 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 236° · S 46% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 236° · S 13% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CED0ED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CED0ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CED0ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CED0ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CED0ED
Complementary
#EDEBCF
Analogous
#CFE0ED
Analogous
#DCCFED
Triadic
#EDCFD1
Triadic
#D1EDCF
Split comp.
#EDDCCF
Split comp.
#E0EDCF

Tints & Shades of #CED0ED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D6D8F0
#DADBF1
#E1E2F4
#E5E6F5
#ECEDF8
#F0F1F9

Shades

#A2A6DD
#757BCC
#4950BC
#373D95
#272B68
#16193C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CED0ED.

How #CED0ED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CED0ED
Protanopia#D0D0ED
Protanomaly#CFD0ED
Deuteranopia#CFCFED
Deuteranomaly#CFD0ED
Tritanopia#CAD4D4
Tritanomaly#CCD2DE
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CED0ED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ced0ed: #CED0ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CED0ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ced0ed': '#CED0ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.816, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_ced0ed">#CED0ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CED0ED"

More Blue Colors

#CED0ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#CED0ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CED0ED?

#CED0ED is a lightest blue — rgb(206, 208, 237) in RGB and hsl(236, 46%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.87.

What is the RGB value of #CED0ED?

#CED0ED is rgb(206, 208, 237) — red 206, green 208, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CED0ED?

#CED0ED converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CED0ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CED0ED scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CED0ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CED0ED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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