What color is #C5C8E2?

#C5C8E2 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C8E2?

The RGB value is 197, 200, 226: 197 red, 200 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C8E2?

The complementary color is #E2DFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C8E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C8E2 color

#C5C8E2 rgb(197, 200, 226)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C5C8E2 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 78.4% green and 88.6% blue (197, 200, 226).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 33% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.73:1).

#C5C8E2 color codes

HEX	`#C5C8E2`
RGB	`rgb(197, 200, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 78.4%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 33%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 13%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.11, 4.07, -13.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.11, 13.83, 287.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.405, 58.669, 80.237)`
Decimal	`12962018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C8E2, 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 #C5C8E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C8E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	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 #C5C8E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c8e2; }
.text { color: #c5c8e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c8e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 200 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c8e2, #d1c5e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C5C8E2?: #C5C8E2 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C8E2?: The RGB value is 197, 200, 226: 197 red, 200 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C8E2?: The complementary color is #E2DFC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C8E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.