#C5CAE8 Color

#C5CAE8 is rgb(197, 202, 232) in RGB and hsl(231, 43%, 84%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C5CAE8

HEX#C5CAE8

RGBrgb(197, 202, 232)

HSLhsl(231, 43%, 84%)

HSVhsv(231, 15%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.042 278)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 13%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C5CAE8 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 text12.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C5CAE8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C5CAE8 Complementary#E8E2C5 Analogous#C5DBE8 Analogous#D1C5E8 Triadic#E8C5CA Triadic#CAE8C5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C5CAE8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CCD1EB #D3D7EE #DBDEF0 #E2E4F3 #E9EBF6 #F0F2F9

Shades

#9DA5D8 #717EC6 #4959B6 #37448B #273062 #161B37

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