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#C1BEFE Color

#C1BEFE is rgb(193, 190, 254) in RGB, hsl(243, 97%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 25%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C1BEFE
HEX#C1BEFE
RGBrgb(193, 190, 254)
HSLhsl(243, 97%, 87%)
HSVhsv(243, 25%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 25%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.089 286.4)
LABlab(78.92% 11.15 -31.38)
LCHlch(78.92% 33.30 289.55)

What #C1BEFE 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 #C1BEFE, 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.

#C1BEFE Channel Values

How #C1BEFE 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 193 · G 190 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 243° · S 97% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 243° · S 25% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C1BEFE 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C1BEFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C1BEFE; 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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Tints & Shades of #C1BEFE

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 #C1BEFE.

How #C1BEFE 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#C1BEFE
Protanopia#BFBFFE
Protanomaly#C0BEFE
Deuteranopia#BFBFFE
Deuteranomaly#C0BFFE
Tritanopia#B7C8C8
Tritanomaly#BBC4DF
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C1BEFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c1befe: #C1BEFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C1BEFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c1befe': '#C1BEFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.745, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_c1befe">#C1BEFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C1BEFE"

More Blue Colors

#C1BEFE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C1BEFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C1BEFE?

#C1BEFE is a lightest blue — rgb(193, 190, 254) in RGB and hsl(243, 97%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.49.

What is the RGB value of #C1BEFE?

#C1BEFE is rgb(193, 190, 254) — red 193, green 190, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C1BEFE?

#C1BEFE converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 25%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C1BEFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C1BEFE scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C1BEFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C1BEFE 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 21.26, which is visibly different.

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