What color is #C4C5ED?

#C4C5ED is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4C5ED?

The RGB value is 196, 197, 237: 196 red, 197 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4C5ED?

The complementary color is #EDECC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4C5ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4C5ED color

#C4C5ED rgb(196, 197, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C4C5ED is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 77.3% green and 92.9% blue (196, 197, 237).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 53% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle (#CCCCFF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.56:1).

#C4C5ED color codes

HEX	`#C4C5ED`
RGB	`rgb(196, 197, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 77.3%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 53%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 17%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 17%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.62, 7.68, -19.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.62, 21.29, 291.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.014, 57.782, 88.201)`
Decimal	`12895725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4C5ED, 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 #C4C5ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4C5ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.56:1	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 #C4C5ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4c5ed; }
.text { color: #c4c5ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4c5ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 197 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4c5ed, #d8c4ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C4C5ED?: #C4C5ED is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4C5ED?: The RGB value is 196, 197, 237: 196 red, 197 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4C5ED?: The complementary color is #EDECC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4C5ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.