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#CED3E8 Color

#CED3E8 is rgb(206, 211, 232) in RGB, hsl(228, 36%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CED3E8
HEX#CED3E8
RGBrgb(206, 211, 232)
HSLhsl(228, 36%, 86%)
HSVhsv(228, 11%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(86.9% 0.029 275.1)
LABlab(84.65% 1.28 -11.00)
LCHlch(84.65% 11.07 276.63)

What #CED3E8 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 #CED3E8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 3.01Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 3.74Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 6.69Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 6.93Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 7.21Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 7.36

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

#CED3E8 Channel Values

How #CED3E8 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 211 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 228° · S 36% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 228° · S 11% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CED3E8 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CED3E8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CED3E8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CED3E8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CED3E8
Complementary
#E8E3CE
Analogous
#CEE0E8
Analogous
#D6CEE8
Triadic
#E8CED4
Triadic
#D4E8CE
Split comp.
#E8D6CE
Split comp.
#E0E8CE

Tints & Shades of #CED3E8

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

#D5DAEB
#D9DDED
#E0E3F0
#E7E9F4
#EEEFF7
#F1F3F8

Shades

#A5AED5
#7F8CC3
#5567AF
#404E87
#2C365E
#1A2037

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CED3E8.

How #CED3E8 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#CED3E8
Protanopia#D2D2E8
Protanomaly#D1D2E8
Deuteranopia#D1D1E8
Deuteranomaly#D0D2E8
Tritanopia#CBD6D6
Tritanomaly#CCD5DD
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CED3E8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ced3e8: #CED3E8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CED3E8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ced3e8': '#CED3E8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.827, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_ced3e8">#CED3E8</color>
SVG fillfill="#CED3E8"

More Blue Colors

#CED3E8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CED3E8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CED3E8?

#CED3E8 is a lightest blue — rgb(206, 211, 232) in RGB and hsl(228, 36%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.01.

What is the RGB value of #CED3E8?

#CED3E8 is rgb(206, 211, 232) — red 206, green 211, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CED3E8?

#CED3E8 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CED3E8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CED3E8 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CED3E8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CED3E8 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 lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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