What color is #C1CDE5?

#C1CDE5 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 #C1CDE5?

The RGB value is 193, 205, 229: 193 red, 205 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1CDE5?

The complementary color is #E5D9C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1CDE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1CDE5 color

#C1CDE5 rgb(193, 205, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C1CDE5 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 80.4% green and 89.8% blue (193, 205, 229).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 41% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Maritime (#BDCFEA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#C1CDE5 color codes

HEX	`#C1CDE5`
RGB	`rgb(193, 205, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 80.4%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 41%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 16%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.19, 0.76, -13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.19, 13.25, 273.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.963, 60.656, 82.768)`
Decimal	`12701157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1CDE5, 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 #C1CDE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1CDE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	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 #C1CDE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1cde5; }
.text { color: #c1cde5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1cde5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 205 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1cde5, #c7c1e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1CDE5?: #C1CDE5 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 #C1CDE5?: The RGB value is 193, 205, 229: 193 red, 205 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1CDE5?: The complementary color is #E5D9C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1CDE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.