What color is #C2C3D5?

#C2C3D5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2C3D5?

The RGB value is 194, 195, 213: 194 red, 195 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2C3D5?

The complementary color is #D5D4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2C3D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2C3D5 color

#C2C3D5 rgb(194, 195, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2C3D5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 76.5% green and 83.5% blue (194, 195, 213).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 18% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#C2C3D5 color codes

HEX	`#C2C3D5`
RGB	`rgb(194, 195, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 76.5%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 18%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 9%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.22, 3.12, -9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.22, 9.61, 288.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.771, 55.303, 70.78)`
Decimal	`12764117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2C3D5, 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 #C2C3D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2C3D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	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 #C2C3D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2c3d5; }
.text { color: #c2c3d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2c3d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 195 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2c3d5, #cbc2d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C2C3D5?: #C2C3D5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2C3D5?: The RGB value is 194, 195, 213: 194 red, 195 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2C3D5?: The complementary color is #D5D4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2C3D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.