What color is #C4D4FF?

#C4D4FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4D4FF?

The RGB value is 196, 212, 255: 196 red, 212 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4D4FF?

The complementary color is #FFEFC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4D4FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4D4FF color

#C4D4FF rgb(196, 212, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C4D4FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 83.1% green and 100% blue (196, 212, 255).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#C4D4FF color codes

HEX	`#C4D4FF`
RGB	`rgb(196, 212, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 83.1%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 23%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 17%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.02, 3.63, -22.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.02, 23.05, 279.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.354, 66.041, 103.945)`
Decimal	`12899583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4D4FF, 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 #C4D4FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4D4FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #C4D4FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4d4ff; }
.text { color: #c4d4ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4d4ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 212 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4d4ff, #d1c4ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C4D4FF?: #C4D4FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4D4FF?: The RGB value is 196, 212, 255: 196 red, 212 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4D4FF?: The complementary color is #FFEFC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4D4FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.