What color is #C3E6FB?

#C3E6FB is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sleepless Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3E6FB?

The RGB value is 195, 230, 251: 195 red, 230 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3E6FB?

The complementary color is #FBD8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3E6FB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3E6FB color

#C3E6FB rgb(195, 230, 251)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C3E6FB is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 90.2% green and 98.4% blue (195, 230, 251).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 88% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Sleepless Blue (#BADBED), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.03:1).

#C3E6FB color codes

HEX	`#C3E6FB`
RGB	`rgb(195, 230, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 90.2%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 88%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 22%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 8%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.47, -6.95, -13.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.47, 15.59, 243.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.21, 75.159, 102.161)`
Decimal	`12838651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3E6FB, 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 #C3E6FB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3E6FB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.03:1	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 #C3E6FB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3e6fb; }
.text { color: #c3e6fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3e6fb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 230 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3e6fb, #c3cafb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C3E6FB?: #C3E6FB is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sleepless Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3E6FB?: The RGB value is 195, 230, 251: 195 red, 230 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3E6FB?: The complementary color is #FBD8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3E6FB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.