#C5C9EC Color

#C5C9EC is rgb(197, 201, 236) in RGB and hsl(234, 51%, 85%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C5C9EC

HEX#C5C9EC

RGBrgb(197, 201, 236)

HSLhsl(234, 51%, 85%)

HSVhsv(234, 17%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(84.4% 0.049 280.1)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 15%, 0%, 7%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C5C9EC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.62:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C5C9EC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C5C9EC Complementary#ECE8C5 Analogous#C5DDEC Analogous#D5C5EC Triadic#ECC5C9 Triadic#C9ECC5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C5C9EC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CDD0EF #D5D8F1 #DCDFF4 #E0E2F5 #E8E9F8 #F0F1FA

Shades

#979EDD #6D77D0 #3E4BC1 #313B96 #222968 #14183E

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