What color is #C5CEE9?

#C5CEE9 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 #C5CEE9?

The RGB value is 197, 206, 233: 197 red, 206 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5CEE9?

The complementary color is #E9E0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5CEE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5CEE9 color

#C5CEE9 rgb(197, 206, 233)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C5CEE9 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 80.8% green and 91.4% blue (197, 206, 233).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 45% 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 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.38:1).

#C5CEE9 color codes

HEX	`#C5CEE9`
RGB	`rgb(197, 206, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 80.8%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 45%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 15%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.86, 2.33, -14.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.86, 14.53, 279.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.802, 61.895, 85.871)`
Decimal	`12963561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5CEE9, 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 #C5CEE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5CEE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.38:1	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 #C5CEE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5cee9; }
.text { color: #c5cee9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5cee9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 206 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5cee9, #cec5e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5CEE9?: #C5CEE9 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 #C5CEE9?: The RGB value is 197, 206, 233: 197 red, 206 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5CEE9?: The complementary color is #E9E0C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5CEE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.