What color is #C5C7FF?

#C5C7FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C7FF?

The RGB value is 197, 199, 255: 197 red, 199 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C7FF?

The complementary color is #FFFDC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C7FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C7FF color

#C5C7FF rgb(197, 199, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C5C7FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 78% green and 100% blue (197, 199, 255).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle (#CCCCFF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.99:1).

#C5C7FF color codes

HEX	`#C5C7FF`
RGB	`rgb(197, 199, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 78%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 23%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 22%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.8, 10.88, -27.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.8, 29.72, 291.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.495, 59.936, 102.917)`
Decimal	`12961791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C7FF, 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 #C5C7FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C7FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.99:1	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 #C5C7FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c7ff; }
.text { color: #c5c7ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c7ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 199 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c7ff, #e0c5ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5C7FF?: #C5C7FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C7FF?: The RGB value is 197, 199, 255: 197 red, 199 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C7FF?: The complementary color is #FFFDC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C7FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.