What color is #C5D3FA?

#C5D3FA is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5D3FA?

The RGB value is 197, 211, 250: 197 red, 211 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5D3FA?

The complementary color is #FAECC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5D3FA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5D3FA color

#C5D3FA rgb(197, 211, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C5D3FA is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 82.7% green and 98% blue (197, 211, 250).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 84% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.07:1).

#C5D3FA color codes

HEX	`#C5D3FA`
RGB	`rgb(197, 211, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 82.7%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 84%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 21%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.67, 3.35, -20.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.67, 20.91, 279.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.571, 65.36, 99.69)`
Decimal	`12964858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5D3FA, 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 #C5D3FA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5D3FA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	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 #C5D3FA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5d3fa; }
.text { color: #c5d3fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5d3fa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 211 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5d3fa, #d2c5fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C5D3FA?: #C5D3FA is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5D3FA?: The RGB value is 197, 211, 250: 197 red, 211 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5D3FA?: The complementary color is #FAECC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5D3FA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.