What color is #C3EAFF?

#C3EAFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Breaking the Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3EAFF?

The RGB value is 195, 234, 255: 195 red, 234 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3EAFF?

The complementary color is #FFD8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3EAFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3EAFF color

#C3EAFF rgb(195, 234, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C3EAFF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 91.8% green and 100% blue (195, 234, 255).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Breaking the Ice (#B8E4F5), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.53:1).

#C3EAFF color codes

HEX	`#C3EAFF`
RGB	`rgb(195, 234, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 91.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 24%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 8%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.63, -8.12, -14.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.63, 16.46, 240.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.973, 77.665, 105.892)`
Decimal	`12839679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3EAFF, 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 #C3EAFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3EAFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.53:1	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 #C3EAFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3eaff; }
.text { color: #c3eaff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3eaff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 234 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3eaff, #c3ccff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3EAFF?: #C3EAFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Breaking the Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3EAFF?: The RGB value is 195, 234, 255: 195 red, 234 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3EAFF?: The complementary color is #FFD8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3EAFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.