#C5D3F8
A very light, vivid blue closely aligning with Lightsteelblue.
About #C5D3F8
When working with digital screens, the color #C5D3F8 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Lightsteelblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(197, 211, 248).
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 21% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow, and 3% black. The HSL representation is 223.5° hue, 78.5% saturation, and 87.3% lightness.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#C5D3F8
RGB197, 211, 248
HSL223.5°, 78.5%, 87.3%
CMYK21%, 15%, 0%, 3%
HSV223.5°, 20.6%, 97.3%
LAB84.6, 2.9, -19.7
XYZ63.3, 65.2, 98.1
Decimal12964856
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.49:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.05:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.43:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.94:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #C5D3F8;
}
.text-color {
color: #C5D3F8;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #C5D3F8;
}