#C5CCF8

A very light, vivid blue closely aligning with Lightsteelblue.

About #C5CCF8

When working with digital screens, the color #C5CCF8 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Lightsteelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 197 red, 204 green, and 248 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 21% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow, and 3% black. With a hue angle of 231.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a very light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5CCF8
RGB197, 204, 248
HSL231.8°, 78.5%, 87.3%
CMYK21%, 18%, 0%, 3%
HSV231.8°, 20.6%, 97.3%
LAB82.8, 6.6, -22.4
XYZ61.6, 61.8, 97.5
Decimal12963064

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.57:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.37:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.50:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.36:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5CCF8; }
.text-color { color: #C5CCF8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5CCF8; }

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Lightsteelblue
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