What color is #C1D3FE?

#C1D3FE 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 #C1D3FE?

The RGB value is 193, 211, 254: 193 red, 211 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1D3FE?

The complementary color is #FEECC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1D3FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1D3FE color

#C1D3FE rgb(193, 211, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C1D3FE is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 82.7% green and 99.6% blue (193, 211, 254).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 97% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Frost Fairy (#BBCFEF), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#C1D3FE color codes

HEX	`#C1D3FE`
RGB	`rgb(193, 211, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 82.7%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 97%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 24%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 17%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.52, 3.05, -23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.52, 23.2, 277.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.171, 65.08, 102.98)`
Decimal	`12702718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1D3FE, 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 #C1D3FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1D3FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	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 #C1D3FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1d3fe; }
.text { color: #c1d3fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1d3fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 211 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1d3fe, #cec1fe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #C1D3FE?: #C1D3FE 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 #C1D3FE?: The RGB value is 193, 211, 254: 193 red, 211 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1D3FE?: The complementary color is #FEECC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1D3FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.