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#CED8EE

#CED8EE is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 80.8% red, 84.7% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 221°, with 48% saturation and 87% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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This color as text on black

14.68:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CED8EE as they’d see it.

Typical vision#CED8EE
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #CED8EE

What color is #CED8EE?

#CED8EE is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 80.8% red, 84.7% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 221°, with 48% saturation and 87% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #CED8EE in RGB?

#CED8EE is rgb(206, 216, 238): 206 red, 216 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #CED8EE in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(13, 9, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #CED8EE?

PANTONE 2656 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #CED8EE?

Its complement #E1D7C1 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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