What color is #C5CCE7?

#C5CCE7 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 #C5CCE7?

The RGB value is 197, 204, 231: 197 red, 204 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CCE7?

The complementary color is #E7E0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CCE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CCE7 color

#C5CCE7 rgb(197, 204, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C5CCE7 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 80% green and 90.6% blue (197, 204, 231).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 41% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#C5CCE7 color codes

HEX	`#C5CCE7`
RGB	`rgb(197, 204, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 80%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 41%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 15%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.28, 2.98, -14.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.28, 14.44, 281.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.039, 60.825, 84.216)`
Decimal	`12963047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CCE7, 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 #C5CCE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CCE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	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 #C5CCE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5cce7; }
.text { color: #c5cce7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5cce7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 204 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5cce7, #cfc5e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5CCE7?: #C5CCE7 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 #C5CCE7?: The RGB value is 197, 204, 231: 197 red, 204 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CCE7?: The complementary color is #E7E0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CCE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.