#C5CDE8 Color

#C5CDE8 is rgb(197, 205, 232) in RGB and hsl(226, 43%, 84%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C5CDE8

HEX#C5CDE8

RGBrgb(197, 205, 232)

HSLhsl(226, 43%, 84%)

HSVhsv(226, 15%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(85.1% 0.039 272.5)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 12%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C5CDE8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.58:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text13.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C5CDE8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C5CDE8 Complementary#E8E0C5 Analogous#C5DEE8 Analogous#CEC5E8 Triadic#E8C5CD Triadic#CDE8C5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C5CDE8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CCD3EB #D3D9EE #DBE0F0 #E2E6F3 #E9ECF6 #F0F2F9

Shades

#9DAAD8 #7185C6 #4962B6 #374B8B #273562 #161D37

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