#CED8E4#CED8E4
#CED8E4 is a very light, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.678; OKLCH L 87.8% C 0.020 H 252.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CED8E4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 216, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 29%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 10%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.6%, 5.3%, 0%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.92, -1.06, -7.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.92, 7.12, 261.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.82% -0.0058 -0.0189) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.82% 0.02 252.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.0100, 67.8343, 83.1047) |
| Luminance | 0.6784 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 3.97
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.21
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 6.28
Gainsboro
#DCDCDC
ΔE00 6.32
Aliceblue
#F0F8FF
ΔE00 7.31
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CED8E4 #E4DACE
analogous
#CEE3E4 #CED8E4 #CFCEE4
triadic
#CED8E4 #E4CED8 #D8E4CE
tetradic
#CED8E4 #E4CEE3 #E4DACE #CEE4CF
square
#CED8E4 #E4CEE3 #E4DACE #CEE4CF
split-complementary
#CED8E4 #E4CFCE #E3E4CE
monochromatic
#7F99B9 #A7B9CE #CED8E4 #EBEFF4 #EBEFF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.44
#CED8E4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.57
#CED8E4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CED8E4
14.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CED8E4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CED8E4 | 1.00 | 1.44 | 14.57 | 14.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4D8E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1D6E4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9DBDC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ced8e4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 216, 228); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.8% 0.020 252.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dde4ec',
500: '#ced8e4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ced8e4; $custom-light: #dde4ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ced8e4",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 216,
"b": 228
},
"hsl": {
"h": 212.727,
"s": 28.947,
"l": 85.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8782,
"c": 0.01979,
"h": 252.9
},
"luminance": 0.67835
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CED8E4
secondary
#BCAD9A
accent
#783EA8
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FCFCFD
border
#D5D5D5
text
#151516
muted
#848484