What color is #C1C9E1?

#C1C9E1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1C9E1?

The RGB value is 193, 201, 225: 193 red, 201 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1C9E1?

The complementary color is #E1D9C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1C9E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1C9E1 color

#C1C9E1 rgb(193, 201, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1C9E1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 78.8% green and 88.2% blue (193, 201, 225).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 35% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#C1C9E1 color codes

HEX	`#C1C9E1`
RGB	`rgb(193, 201, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 78.8%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 35%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 14%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.04, 2.04, -12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.04, 12.98, 279.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.466, 58.546, 79.545)`
Decimal	`12700129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1C9E1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C1C9E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1C9E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C1C9E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1c9e1; }
.text { color: #c1c9e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1c9e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 201 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1c9e1, #c9c1e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C1C9E1?: #C1C9E1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1C9E1?: The RGB value is 193, 201, 225: 193 red, 201 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1C9E1?: The complementary color is #E1D9C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1C9E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.