Close to Arctic
#CDDEEE
#CDDEEE is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Arctic. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 87.1% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 209°, 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 #CDDEEE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
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
1.37:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.28:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.37:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.28:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CDDEEE as they’d see it.
#CDDEEE 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 #CDDEEE
What color is #CDDEEE?
#CDDEEE is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Arctic. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 87.1% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 209°, with 49% saturation and 87% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CDDEEE in RGB?
#CDDEEE is rgb(205, 222, 238): 205 red, 222 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CDDEEE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(14, 7, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CDDEEE?
PANTONE 290 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CDDEEE?
Its complement #EAD9CA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.