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#C5D7F1 Light Blue

The nearest named color to #C5D7F1 is Light Blue (#ADD8E6).

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#C5D7F1

Light Blue

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #C5D7F1?

HEX
#C5D7F1
RGB
rgb(197, 215, 241)
HSL
hsl(215, 61%, 86%)
OKLCH
oklch(87.4% 0.041 258)
CMYK
18, 11, 0, 5

#C5D7F1 has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 against white and 14.36:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #C5D7F1
#C5D7F1
Same color
White
1.5Fail
Near-black
12.0AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #C5D7F1 · 12.0:1

Tints and shades of #C5D7F1

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #EFF6FF
  2. #C5D7F1
  3. #A7B8D1
  4. #899AB2
  5. #6D7D94
  6. #526178
  7. #38475C
  8. #202D41
  9. #091628

Colors that go with #C5D7F1

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Light Blue, #C5D7F1 and Seafoam, #83E1BB; Periwinkle, #D1CEF3 and Seafoam, #83E1BB; Powder Blue, #A4E3E9 and Pale Lavender, #E4CEF3; Pale Lavender, #E4CEF3 and Seafoam, #83E1BB become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

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:root {
  --light-blue-1: #C5D7F1; /* Light Blue */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #C5D7F1

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (48)

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Gradients (6)

Mesh gradients (15)