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#C2E9FE Color

#C2E9FE is rgb(194, 233, 254) in RGB, hsl(201, 97%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 8%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C2E9FE
HEX#C2E9FE
RGBrgb(194, 233, 254)
HSLhsl(201, 97%, 88%)
HSVhsv(201, 24%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 8%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.3% 0.05 231.5)
LABlab(90.06% -9.73 -14.63)
LCHlch(90.06% 17.57 236.36)

What #C2E9FE 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 #C2E9FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 7.47Water#D4F1F9ΔE 8.12Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 8.28Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 8.4Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 9.23Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 11.76

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

#C2E9FE Channel Values

How #C2E9FE 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 194 · G 233 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 97% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 24% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C2E9FE 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 text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C2E9FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C2E9FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C2E9FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C2E9FE
Complementary
#FED7C3
Analogous
#C3FEF5
Analogous
#C3CCFE
Triadic
#FEC3E9
Triadic
#E9FEC3
Split comp.
#FEC3CC
Split comp.
#FEF5C3

Tints & Shades of #C2E9FE

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

#C8EBFE
#D2EFFE
#D7F1FE
#E1F4FF
#E6F6FF
#F0FAFF

Shades

#86D4FD
#4ABEFC
#0EA8FB
#0384C9
#025C8D
#013550

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C2E9FE.

How #C2E9FE 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#C2E9FE
Protanopia#E3E3FE
Protanomaly#D7E5FE
Deuteranopia#DDDDFF
Deuteranomaly#D3E2FF
Tritanopia#BEECEC
Tritanomaly#C0EBF3
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C2E9FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c2e9fe: #C2E9FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C2E9FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c2e9fe': '#C2E9FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.914, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_c2e9fe">#C2E9FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C2E9FE"

More Blue Colors

#C2E9FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#C2E9FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C2E9FE?

#C2E9FE is a lightest blue — rgb(194, 233, 254) in RGB and hsl(201, 97%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.47.

What is the RGB value of #C2E9FE?

#C2E9FE is rgb(194, 233, 254) — red 194, green 233, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C2E9FE?

#C2E9FE converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 8%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C2E9FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C2E9FE scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C2E9FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C2E9FE 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 7.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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