#CED8EA

Accessibility

AAA

14.63:1

Vs white / black

1.43:1 · 14.63:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#ced8ea

RGB

rgb(206, 216, 234)

RGBA

rgba(206, 216, 234, 1)

HSL

hsl(219, 40%, 86%)

HSLA

hsla(219, 40%, 86%, 1)

HSV

hsv(219, 12%, 92%)

LAB

lab(86.09% 0.14 -9.97)

LCH

lch(86.09% 9.97 270.8)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8801 -0.0036 -0.0268)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8801 0.027 262.35)

XYZ

xyz(64.86, 68.17, 87.57)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 8%)

CSS

color: #ced8ea;

CSS variable

--color-ced8ea: #ced8ea;

SCSS

$color-ced8ea: #ced8ea;

JavaScript

const color = "#ced8ea";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#ced8ea";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#ced8ea" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#ced8ea", "rgb": { "r": 206, "g": 216, "b": 234 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8801 0.027 262.35)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#ced8ea-1: #ced8ea;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

slate-300

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.78 · #CBD5E1

Nearest CSS named color

Lavender

Very different · ΔE 6.1 · #E6E6FA

Nearest Material color

indigo-50

Very different · ΔE 5.63 · #E8EAF6

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 10.5 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50eef6ff 100e1e8f6 200cdd5e2 300b5bece 40099a2b3 5007d8797 60069707f 700535a66 8003e444f 9002a2f39 950161b24

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fbfcfd f7f9fc f3f5fa eff2f8 ebeff6 e7ecf5 e2e8f3 dee5f1 dae2ef d6dfee d2dbec ced8ea bdc6d7 acb4c3 9ba2b0 89909c 787e88 676c75 565a61 45484e 34363b 222427 111214

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fbfcfd f7f9fc f3f5fa eff2f8 ebeff6 e7ecf5 e2e8f3 dee5f1 dae2ef d6dfee d2dbec

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

bdc6d7 acb4c3 9ba2b0 89909c 787e88 676c75 565a61 45484e 34363b 222427 111214

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c7d1e1 c1c9d8 bbc2d0 b4bbc7 aeb3be a7acb5 a1a5ac 9a9da3 94969b 8d8f92 878789

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#CED8EAStop 1 #EAE0CDStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#CDE5EAStop 1 #CED8EAStop 2 #D1CDEAStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#CED8EAStop 1 #EACDD7Stop 2 #D7EACDStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#CED8EAStop 1 #EAD1CDStop 2 #E5EACDStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#1F2D47Stop 1 #364F7DStop 2 #4D70B3Stop 3 #829BC9Stop 4 #B8C6E0Stop 5

Using this color

Where #ced8ea works

#CED8EA (#ced8ea) sits in the blue family at about 219° hue, 40% saturation, and 86% lightness. Contrast is 1.43:1 on white and 14.63:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: slate-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #ced8ea as small body text on white — 1.43:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Trust, calm, and professionalism. The most used color in SaaS, finance, and healthcare. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind slate 300#CBD5E1 Tailwind blue 100#DBEAFE Tailwind indigo 100#E0E7FF Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB Tailwind slate 200#E2E8F0 Material Indigo 50#E8EAF6 Lavender#E6E6FA Material Blue Grey 100#CFD8DC LightSteelBlue#B0C4DE Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 Tailwind indigo 50#EEF2FF Material Indigo 100#C5CAE9