What color is #C1CCE4?

#C1CCE4 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Maritime. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1CCE4?

The RGB value is 193, 204, 228: 193 red, 204 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1CCE4?

The complementary color is #E4D9C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1CCE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1CCE4 color

#C1CCE4 rgb(193, 204, 228)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C1CCE4 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 80% green and 89.4% blue (193, 204, 228).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 39% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Maritime (#BDCFEA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#C1CCE4 color codes

HEX	`#C1CCE4`
RGB	`rgb(193, 204, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 80%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 39%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 15%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 11%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.91, 1.08, -13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.91, 13.17, 274.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.585, 60.124, 81.955)`
Decimal	`12700900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1CCE4, 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 #C1CCE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1CCE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	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 #C1CCE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1cce4; }
.text { color: #c1cce4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1cce4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 204 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1cce4, #c7c1e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1CCE4?: #C1CCE4 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Maritime. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1CCE4?: The RGB value is 193, 204, 228: 193 red, 204 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1CCE4?: The complementary color is #E4D9C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1CCE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.