#C2CBDF

sRGB: 194 / 203 / 223

Celestial flames drift beyond memory
Majestic waterfalls shimmer across boundless heavens
Fierce revelations echo beyond eternity

#C2CBDF belongs to the azure family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 194 red, 203 green and 223 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 221.4° lands in the azure region. Its 31.2% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 81.8% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (12.90:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 194, 203, 223
HSL: 221.38°, 31.18%, 81.76%
HSV / HSB: 221.38°, 13.00%, 87.45%
CMYK (approx.): 13.00%, 8.97%, 0.00%, 12.55%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 56.921, 59.509, 78.302
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 81.570, 0.891, -10.947
WCAG relative luminance: 0.59509
24-bit decimal: 12766175

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #C2CBDF in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 12.90:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.63:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#DFD6C2 sits half a turn (180°) from #C2CBDF on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#C2CBDF #DFD6C2

Analogous

#C2DADF and #C7C2DF sit 30° to either side of #C2CBDF. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#C2DADF #C2CBDF #C7C2DF

Triadic

#C2CBDF, #DFC2CB and #CBDFC2 are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#C2CBDF #DFC2CB #CBDFC2

Split complementary

Start at #C2CBDF and look across the wheel. #DFC7C2 and #DADFC2 sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#C2CBDF #DFC7C2 #DADFC2

Square

Starting with #C2CBDF, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #DFC2DA, #DFD6C2, then #C2DFC7. Across the square, #C2CBDF pairs with #DFD6C2, and #DFC2DA with #C2DFC7.

#C2CBDF #DFC2DA #DFD6C2 #C2DFC7

Tetradic

#C2CBDF and #DFD6C2 are opposites, as are #D6C2DF and #CBDFC2. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#C2CBDF #D6C2DF #DFD6C2 #CBDFC2

Tints

Mixing #C2CBDF with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #CED5E5, keeps 80% of the original. By #F3F5F9, the mixture is 80% white.

#C2CBDF #CED5E5 #DAE0EC #E7EAF2 #F3F5F9 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #C2CBDF with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #9BA2B2, keeps 80% of the original. By #27292D, the mixture is 80% black.

#C2CBDF #9BA2B2 #747A86 #4E5159 #27292D #000000

Tones

Mixing #C2CBDF with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #B5BCCC, keeps 80% of the original. By #8D8F93, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#C2CBDF #B5BCCC #A8ADB9 #9A9EA6 #8D8F93 #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#C2CBDF

RGB

rgb(194 203 223)

HSL

hsl(221.379 31.183% 81.765%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #C2CBDF;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#C2CBDF uses 194 red, 203 green and 223 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 76.1%

Green 79.6%

Blue 87.5%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #C2CBDF is 13.0% cyan, 9.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow and 12.5% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 13.0%

Magenta 9.0%

Yellow 0.0%

Black 12.5%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #BBCCDD. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #BCD in CSS. For a modern design, keep #C2CBDF when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #CCCCCC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #BBCCDD Nearest web-safe: #CCCCCC

Gradient to complement

#C2CBDF #C7CDDA #CCCFD5 #D1D1D1 #D5D2CC #DAD4C7 #DFD6C2

Color vision previews

Compare how #C2CBDF appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#C5CCE0

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#C3CADF

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#BBCFD1

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#C4CBE0

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#C3CADF

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#C1CCDA

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#CBCBCB

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#C6CBD5

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.53948 G 0.59720 B 0.73791

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.76721 G 0.79494 B 0.86735

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.54973 G 0.59529 B 0.72433

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.292 y 0.306 Y 59.509

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 23.922 M % 20.392 Y % 12.549

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11000010 11001011 11011111