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#C3DAFE Color

#C3DAFE is rgb(195, 218, 254) in RGB, hsl(217, 97%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 14%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3DAFE
HEX#C3DAFE
RGBrgb(195, 218, 254)
HSLhsl(217, 97%, 88%)
HSVhsv(217, 23%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 14%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(88.3% 0.056 259.3)
LABlab(86.21% -2.21 -20.35)
LCHlch(86.21% 20.47 263.80)

What #C3DAFE 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 #C3DAFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 6.62Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.18Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 9.18Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 9.37Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 9.58Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 10.29

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

#C3DAFE Channel Values

How #C3DAFE 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 218 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 217° · S 97% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 217° · S 23% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3DAFE 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C3DAFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C3DAFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3DAFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C3DAFE
Complementary
#FEE7C3
Analogous
#C3F7FE
Analogous
#CAC3FE
Triadic
#FEC3D9
Triadic
#D9FEC3
Split comp.
#FECAC3
Split comp.
#F7FEC3

Tints & Shades of #C3DAFE

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

#C8DDFE
#D2E3FE
#D7E6FE
#E1ECFF
#E6EFFF
#F0F6FF

Shades

#86B4FD
#4A8EFC
#0E69FB
#034FC9
#02378D
#012050

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C3DAFE.

How #C3DAFE 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#C3DAFE
Protanopia#D6D6FE
Protanomaly#CFD8FE
Deuteranopia#D3D3FE
Deuteranomaly#CDD6FE
Tritanopia#BDDFDF
Tritanomaly#BFDDEC
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C3DAFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c3dafe: #C3DAFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3DAFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3dafe': '#C3DAFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.855, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_c3dafe">#C3DAFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C3DAFE"

More Blue Colors

#C3DAFE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#C3DAFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3DAFE?

#C3DAFE is a lightest blue — rgb(195, 218, 254) in RGB and hsl(217, 97%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Cornflower Blue (#ABCDEF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.62.

What is the RGB value of #C3DAFE?

#C3DAFE is rgb(195, 218, 254) — red 195, green 218, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3DAFE?

#C3DAFE converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 14%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C3DAFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C3DAFE scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3DAFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3DAFE 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 9.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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