What color is #C5C8F8?

#C5C8F8 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 #C5C8F8?

The RGB value is 197, 200, 248: 197 red, 200 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C8F8?

The complementary color is #F8F5C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C8F8?

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.

#C5C8F8 color

#C5C8F8 rgb(197, 200, 248)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C5C8F8 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 78.4% green and 97.3% blue (197, 200, 248).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 78% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle (#CCCCFF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#C5C8F8 color codes

HEX	`#C5C8F8`
RGB	`rgb(197, 200, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 78.4%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 78%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 21%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 19%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.81, 8.78, -23.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.81, 25.47, 290.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.619, 59.955, 97.167)`
Decimal	`12962040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C8F8, 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 #C5C8F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C8F8 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 #C5C8F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c8f8; }
.text { color: #c5c8f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c8f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 200 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c8f8, #dcc5f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5C8F8?: #C5C8F8 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 #C5C8F8?: The RGB value is 197, 200, 248: 197 red, 200 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C8F8?: The complementary color is #F8F5C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C8F8?: 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.