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#CED8F8 Color

#CED8F8 is rgb(206, 216, 248) in RGB, hsl(226, 75%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CED8F8
HEX#CED8F8
RGBrgb(206, 216, 248)
HSLhsl(226, 75%, 89%)
HSVhsv(226, 17%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(88.5% 0.045 271.7)
LABlab(86.33% 1.31 -16.92)
LCHlch(86.33% 16.97 274.44)

What #CED8F8 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 #CED8F8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 5.37Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 6.97Soap#CEC8EFΔE 7.97Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 9.01Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 9.12Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 9.22

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

#CED8F8 Channel Values

How #CED8F8 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 216 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 75% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 17% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CED8F8 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CED8F8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CED8F8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CED8F8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CED8F8
Complementary
#F8EECE
Analogous
#CEEDF8
Analogous
#D9CEF8
Triadic
#F8CED8
Triadic
#D8F8CE
Split comp.
#F8D9CE
Split comp.
#EDF8CE

Tints & Shades of #CED8F8

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

#D2DBF9
#DBE2FA
#E0E6FB
#E4EAFB
#E9EDFC
#F2F4FD

Shades

#98ADF0
#6382E9
#2D57E1
#193DB3
#122B7D
#0A1847

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CED8F8.

How #CED8F8 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#CED8F8
Protanopia#D6D6F8
Protanomaly#D3D7F8
Deuteranopia#D5D5F8
Deuteranomaly#D2D6F8
Tritanopia#C9DCDC
Tritanomaly#CBDBE8
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CED8F8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ced8f8: #CED8F8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CED8F8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ced8f8': '#CED8F8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.847, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_ced8f8">#CED8F8</color>
SVG fillfill="#CED8F8"

More Blue Colors

#CED8F8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#CED8F8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CED8F8?

#CED8F8 is a lightest blue — rgb(206, 216, 248) in RGB and hsl(226, 75%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.37.

What is the RGB value of #CED8F8?

#CED8F8 is rgb(206, 216, 248) — red 206, green 216, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CED8F8?

#CED8F8 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CED8F8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CED8F8 scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CED8F8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CED8F8 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 9.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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