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#C5CBED Color

#C5CBED is rgb(197, 203, 237) in RGB, hsl(231, 53%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C5CBED
HEX#C5CBED
RGBrgb(197, 203, 237)
HSLhsl(231, 53%, 85%)
HSVhsv(231, 17%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.8% 0.048 277.4)
LABlab(82.04% 3.01 -17.60)
LCHlch(82.04% 17.86 279.70)

What #C5CBED 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 #C5CBED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 4.84Soap#CEC8EFΔE 4.91Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 6.22Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 7.34Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 8.99Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 9.6

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

#C5CBED Channel Values

How #C5CBED 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 197 · G 203 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 231° · S 53% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 231° · S 17% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C5CBED 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C5CBED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C5CBED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C5CBED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C5CBED
Complementary
#EDE7C4
Analogous
#C4DFED
Analogous
#D3C4ED
Triadic
#EDC4CB
Triadic
#CBEDC4
Split comp.
#EDD3C4
Split comp.
#DFEDC4

Tints & Shades of #C5CBED

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

#CCD2EF
#D4D9F2
#DCE0F4
#E0E3F5
#E8EAF8
#EFF1FA

Shades

#96A1DF
#6B7AD1
#3C50C3
#2F3F98
#202B69
#131A3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C5CBED.

How #C5CBED 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#C5CBED
Protanopia#CACAED
Protanomaly#C8CAED
Deuteranopia#C9C9ED
Deuteranomaly#C7CAED
Tritanopia#C0D0D0
Tritanomaly#C2CEDC
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C5CBED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c5cbed: #C5CBED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C5CBED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c5cbed': '#C5CBED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.796, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_c5cbed">#C5CBED</color>
SVG fillfill="#C5CBED"

More Blue Colors

#C5CBED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#C5CBED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C5CBED?

#C5CBED is a lightest blue — rgb(197, 203, 237) in RGB and hsl(231, 53%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.84.

What is the RGB value of #C5CBED?

#C5CBED is rgb(197, 203, 237) — red 197, green 203, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C5CBED?

#C5CBED converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C5CBED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C5CBED scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C5CBED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C5CBED 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 7.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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