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#C0DCED Color

#C0DCED is rgb(192, 220, 237) in RGB, hsl(203, 56%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 7%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Beau Blue (#BCD4E6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C0DCED
HEX#C0DCED
RGBrgb(192, 220, 237)
HSLhsl(203, 56%, 84%)
HSVhsv(203, 19%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 7%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.9% 0.038 234.5)
LABlab(86.09% -6.95 -11.64)
LCHlch(86.09% 13.56 239.14)

What #C0DCED 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 #C0DCED, 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.

#C0DCED Channel Values

How #C0DCED 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 220 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 203° · S 56% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 203° · S 19% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C0DCED 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C0DCED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C0DCED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #C0DCED

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 #C0DCED.

How #C0DCED 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#C0DCED
Protanopia#D8D8ED
Protanomaly#CFD9ED
Deuteranopia#D3D3EE
Deuteranomaly#CCD7ED
Tritanopia#BDDEDE
Tritanomaly#BEDDE4
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C0DCED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c0dced: #C0DCED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C0DCED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c0dced': '#C0DCED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.863, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_c0dced">#C0DCED</color>
SVG fillfill="#C0DCED"

More Blue Colors

#C0DCED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C0DCED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C0DCED?

#C0DCED is a lightest blue — rgb(192, 220, 237) in RGB and hsl(203, 56%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Beau Blue (#BCD4E6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.93.

What is the RGB value of #C0DCED?

#C0DCED is rgb(192, 220, 237) — red 192, green 220, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C0DCED?

#C0DCED converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 7%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C0DCED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C0DCED scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C0DCED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C0DCED 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 lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 5.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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