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#C3CCFE Color

#C3CCFE is rgb(195, 204, 254) in RGB, hsl(231, 97%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 20%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3CCFE
HEX#C3CCFE
RGBrgb(195, 204, 254)
HSLhsl(231, 97%, 88%)
HSVhsv(231, 23%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 20%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(85.5% 0.07 276.8)
LABlab(82.61% 4.71 -25.76)
LCHlch(82.61% 26.18 280.36)

What #C3CCFE 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 #C3CCFE, 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.

#C3CCFE Channel Values

How #C3CCFE 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 195 · G 204 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 231° · S 97% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 231° · S 23% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3CCFE 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C3CCFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3CCFE; 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 #C3CCFE

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 #C3CCFE.

How #C3CCFE 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#C3CCFE
Protanopia#CBCBFE
Protanomaly#C8CBFE
Deuteranopia#C9C9FE
Deuteranomaly#C7CAFE
Tritanopia#BBD3D3
Tritanomaly#BED0E6
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C3CCFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c3ccfe: #C3CCFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3CCFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3ccfe': '#C3CCFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.800, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_c3ccfe">#C3CCFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C3CCFE"

More Blue Colors

#C3CCFE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C3CCFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3CCFE?

#C3CCFE is a lightest blue — rgb(195, 204, 254) in RGB and hsl(231, 97%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.2.

What is the RGB value of #C3CCFE?

#C3CCFE is rgb(195, 204, 254) — red 195, green 204, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3CCFE?

#C3CCFE converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 20%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C3CCFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C3CCFE scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3CCFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3CCFE 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 13.54, which is visibly different.

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