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#C0CDE7 Color

#C0CDE7 is rgb(192, 205, 231) in RGB, hsl(220, 45%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C0CDE7
HEX#C0CDE7
RGBrgb(192, 205, 231)
HSLhsl(220, 45%, 83%)
HSVhsv(220, 17%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(84.7% 0.039 264.3)
LABlab(82.02% -0.61 -14.49)
LCHlch(82.02% 14.51 267.60)

What #C0CDE7 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C0CDE7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#C0CDE7 Channel Values

How #C0CDE7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 192 · G 205 · B 2318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 220° · S 45% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 220° · S 17% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C0CDE7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C0CDE7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C0CDE7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C0CDE7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #C0CDE7

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C0CDE7.

How #C0CDE7 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C0CDE7
Protanopia#CBCBE7
Protanomaly#C7CCE7
Deuteranopia#C9C9E7
Deuteranomaly#C5CBE7
Tritanopia#BCD1D1
Tritanomaly#BECFDA
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C0CDE7 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c0cde7: #C0CDE7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C0CDE7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c0cde7': '#C0CDE7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.804, blue: 0.906)
Android XML<color name="color_c0cde7">#C0CDE7</color>
SVG fillfill="#C0CDE7"

More Blue Colors

#C0CDE7 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C0CDE7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C0CDE7?

#C0CDE7 is a lightest blue — rgb(192, 205, 231) in RGB and hsl(220, 45%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.21.

What is the RGB value of #C0CDE7?

#C0CDE7 is rgb(192, 205, 231) — red 192, green 205, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C0CDE7?

#C0CDE7 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C0CDE7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C0CDE7 scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C0CDE7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C0CDE7 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 4.5, which is very hard to tell apart.

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