What color is #C3CBE8?

#C3CBE8 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3CBE8?

The RGB value is 195, 203, 232: 195 red, 203 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3CBE8?

The complementary color is #E8E0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3CBE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3CBE8 color

#C3CBE8 rgb(195, 203, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C3CBE8 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 79.6% green and 91% blue (195, 203, 232).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 45% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#C3CBE8 color codes

HEX	`#C3CBE8`
RGB	`rgb(195, 203, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 79.6%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 45%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 16%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.91, 3.09, -15.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.91, 15.54, 281.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.424, 60.139, 84.858)`
Decimal	`12831720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3CBE8, 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 #C3CBE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3CBE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	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 #C3CBE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3cbe8; }
.text { color: #c3cbe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3cbe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 203 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3cbe8, #cec3e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C3CBE8?: #C3CBE8 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3CBE8?: The RGB value is 195, 203, 232: 195 red, 203 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3CBE8?: The complementary color is #E8E0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3CBE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.