Close to Quartz
#CDCEEE
#CDCEEE is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 80.8% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 238°, with 49% saturation and 87% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CDCEEE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.54:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.66:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.54:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.66:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CDCEEE as they’d see it.
#CDCEEE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #CDCEEE
What color is #CDCEEE?
#CDCEEE is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 80.8% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 238°, with 49% saturation and 87% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CDCEEE in RGB?
#CDCEEE is rgb(205, 206, 238): 205 red, 206 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CDCEEE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(14, 13, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CDCEEE?
PANTONE 2642 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CDCEEE?
Its complement #D3D2B2 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.