What color is #C1CDEF?

#C1CDEF is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1CDEF?

The RGB value is 193, 205, 239: 193 red, 205 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1CDEF?

The complementary color is #EFE3C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1CDEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1CDEF color

#C1CDEF rgb(193, 205, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C1CDEF is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 80.4% green and 93.7% blue (193, 205, 239).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 59% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.25:1).

#C1CDEF color codes

HEX	`#C1CDEF`
RGB	`rgb(193, 205, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 80.4%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 59%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 19%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 14%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.5, 2.9, -18.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.5, 18.33, 279.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.4, 61.231, 90.334)`
Decimal	`12701167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1CDEF, 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 #C1CDEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1CDEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	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 #C1CDEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1cdef; }
.text { color: #c1cdef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1cdef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 205 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1cdef, #ccc1ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1CDEF?: #C1CDEF is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1CDEF?: The RGB value is 193, 205, 239: 193 red, 205 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1CDEF?: The complementary color is #EFE3C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1CDEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.