What color is #C4CAEE?

#C4CAEE is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4CAEE?

The RGB value is 196, 202, 238: 196 red, 202 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4CAEE?

The complementary color is #EEE8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4CAEE?

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.

#C4CAEE color

#C4CAEE rgb(196, 202, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C4CAEE is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 79.2% green and 93.3% blue (196, 202, 238).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 55% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#C4CAEE color codes

HEX	`#C4CAEE`
RGB	`rgb(196, 202, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 79.2%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 55%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 18%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.92, 5.21, -18.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.92, 19.15, 285.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.314, 60.149, 89.357)`
Decimal	`12897006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4CAEE, 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 #C4CAEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4CAEE 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 #C4CAEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4caee; }
.text { color: #c4caee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4caee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 202 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4caee, #d3c4ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C4CAEE?: #C4CAEE is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4CAEE?: The RGB value is 196, 202, 238: 196 red, 202 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4CAEE?: The complementary color is #EEE8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4CAEE?: 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.