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#C7EBFE Color

#C7EBFE is rgb(199, 235, 254) in RGB, hsl(201, 96%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 7%, 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 6.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C7EBFE
HEX#C7EBFE
RGBrgb(199, 235, 254)
HSLhsl(201, 96%, 89%)
HSVhsv(201, 22%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 7%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92% 0.046 230.9)
LABlab(90.90% -9.12 -13.33)
LCHlch(90.90% 16.15 235.62)

What #C7EBFE 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 #C7EBFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Water#D4F1F9ΔE 6.54Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 8.08Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 8.35Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 9.22Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 9.42Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 11.28

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

#C7EBFE Channel Values

How #C7EBFE 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 235 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 96% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 22% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C7EBFE 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C7EBFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C7EBFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C7EBFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C7EBFE
Complementary
#FEDBC8
Analogous
#C8FEF6
Analogous
#C8D0FE
Triadic
#FEC8EB
Triadic
#EBFEC8
Split comp.
#FEC8D0
Split comp.
#FEF6C8

Tints & Shades of #C7EBFE

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

#CDEDFE
#D7F0FE
#DCF2FE
#E1F4FE
#E6F6FE
#F0FAFF

Shades

#8CD5FD
#50BFFB
#14AAFA
#0483C8
#035C8C
#023550

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C7EBFE.

How #C7EBFE 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#C7EBFE
Protanopia#E5E5FE
Protanomaly#DAE8FE
Deuteranopia#E0E0FF
Deuteranomaly#D6E4FE
Tritanopia#C4EEEE
Tritanomaly#C5EDF4
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C7EBFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c7ebfe: #C7EBFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C7EBFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c7ebfe': '#C7EBFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.922, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_c7ebfe">#C7EBFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C7EBFE"

More Blue Colors

#C7EBFE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#C7EBFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C7EBFE?

#C7EBFE is a lightest blue — rgb(199, 235, 254) in RGB and hsl(201, 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 6.54.

What is the RGB value of #C7EBFE?

#C7EBFE is rgb(199, 235, 254) — red 199, green 235, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C7EBFE?

#C7EBFE converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 7%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C7EBFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C7EBFE scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C7EBFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C7EBFE 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 8.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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