What color is #C1D1FD?

#C1D1FD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1D1FD?

The RGB value is 193, 209, 253: 193 red, 209 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1D1FD?

The complementary color is #FDEDC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1D1FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1D1FD color

#C1D1FD rgb(193, 209, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C1D1FD is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 82% green and 99.2% blue (193, 209, 253).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 94% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Frost Fairy (#BBCFEF), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.81:1).

#C1D1FD color codes

HEX	`#C1D1FD`
RGB	`rgb(193, 209, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 82%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 94%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 24%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 17%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.98, 3.88, -23.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.98, 23.62, 279.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.518, 64.029, 101.974)`
Decimal	`12702205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1D1FD, 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 #C1D1FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1D1FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	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 #C1D1FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1d1fd; }
.text { color: #c1d1fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1d1fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 209 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1d1fd, #cfc1fd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C1D1FD?: #C1D1FD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1D1FD?: The RGB value is 193, 209, 253: 193 red, 209 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1D1FD?: The complementary color is #FDEDC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1D1FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.