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#C7EAFE Color

#C7EAFE is rgb(199, 234, 254) in RGB, hsl(202, 96%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 8%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Water (#D4F1F9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C7EAFE
HEX#C7EAFE
RGBrgb(199, 234, 254)
HSLhsl(202, 96%, 89%)
HSVhsv(202, 22%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 8%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.8% 0.046 233)
LABlab(90.64% -8.65 -13.72)
LCHlch(90.64% 16.22 237.77)

What #C7EAFE 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 #C7EAFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Water#D4F1F9ΔE 6.97Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 8.01Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 8.12Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 9.59Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 9.61Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 11.28

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

#C7EAFE Channel Values

How #C7EAFE 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 199 · G 234 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 96% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 22% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C7EAFE 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C7EAFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C7EAFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C7EAFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C7EAFE
Complementary
#FEDCC8
Analogous
#C8FEF7
Analogous
#C8CFFE
Triadic
#FEC8EA
Triadic
#EAFEC8
Split comp.
#FEC8CF
Split comp.
#FEF7C8

Tints & Shades of #C7EAFE

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

#CDECFE
#D7F0FE
#DCF2FE
#E1F4FE
#E6F6FE
#F0F9FF

Shades

#8CD3FD
#50BDFB
#14A6FA
#0480C8
#035A8C
#023350

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C7EAFE.

How #C7EAFE 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#C7EAFE
Protanopia#E5E5FE
Protanomaly#D9E7FE
Deuteranopia#DFDFFF
Deuteranomaly#D6E4FE
Tritanopia#C4EDED
Tritanomaly#C5ECF4
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C7EAFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c7eafe: #C7EAFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C7EAFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c7eafe': '#C7EAFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.918, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_c7eafe">#C7EAFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C7EAFE"

More Blue Colors

#C7EAFE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#C7EAFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C7EAFE?

#C7EAFE is a lightest blue — rgb(199, 234, 254) in RGB and hsl(202, 96%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #C7EAFE?

#C7EAFE is rgb(199, 234, 254) — red 199, green 234, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C7EAFE?

#C7EAFE converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 8%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C7EAFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C7EAFE scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C7EAFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C7EAFE 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 lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 8.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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