Information about #CDD9E9 color

#CDD9E9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #CDD9E9 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 217, 233) — 80.4% red, 85.1% green, 91.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 6 / 0 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned sky-leaning azure, #CDD9E9 is nearly as bright as white. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Hawkes Blue (#D2DAED). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Monroe Blue (#D3DFE8) and Heavenly Meadow (#CDE5E8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(205, 217, 233)), which gives #CDD9E9 its character. If you plan to put text on a #CDD9E9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. No one has named #CDD9E9 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CDD9E9 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CDD9E9 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CDD9E9

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDD9E9
  • RGB205, 217, 233
  • CMYK11, 6, 0, 9
  • CSSrgb(205, 217, 233)
  • HSL214°, 39%, 86%
  • HSL Precise214.286°, 38.889%, 85.882%
  • HSV214°, 12%, 91%
  • HSB214°, 12%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.851, 0.914)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.851, 0.914, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.851, 0.914)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDCDD9E9
  • DECIMAL ID13490665
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01