What color is #C5C9DE?

#C5C9DE is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5C9DE?

The RGB value is 197, 201, 222: 197 red, 201 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5C9DE?

The complementary color is #DEDAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5C9DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5C9DE color

#C5C9DE rgb(197, 201, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5C9DE is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 78.8% green and 87.1% blue (197, 201, 222).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 27% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Violet Vision (#B7BDD1), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#C5C9DE color codes

HEX	`#C5C9DE`
RGB	`rgb(197, 201, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 78.8%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 27%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.25, 2.72, -10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.25, 11.21, 284.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.095, 58.917, 77.457)`
Decimal	`12962270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5C9DE, 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 #C5C9DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5C9DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	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 #C5C9DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5c9de; }
.text { color: #c5c9de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5c9de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 201 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5c9de, #cec5de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5C9DE?: #C5C9DE is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Violet Vision. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5C9DE?: The RGB value is 197, 201, 222: 197 red, 201 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5C9DE?: The complementary color is #DEDAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5C9DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.