Information about #C3CEE9 color

#C3CEE9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C3CEE9 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(195, 206, 233) — 76.5% red, 80.8% green, 91.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 11 / 0 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C3CEE9 presents itself as a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1). Slightly further away sit Beau Blue (#BCD4E6) and Sweetwaters (#C3D1DF).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(195, 206, 233)), which gives #C3CEE9 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C3CEE9: 13.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. No one has named #C3CEE9 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C3CEE9 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C3CEE9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C3CEE9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C3CEE9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C3CEE9 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C3CEE9 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #C3CEE9

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Periwinkle color link
Light Periwinkle

#C5CBE1

Beau Blue color link
Beau Blue

#BCD4E6

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Pale Light Grayish Azure color link
Pale Light Grayish Azure

#B8D0E7

Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Blue Angel color link
Blue Angel

#B7CEEC

Soap color link
Soap

#CEC8EF

Confederate Grey color link
Confederate Grey

#CBCBDE

Violet Scent Soft Blue color link
Violet Scent Soft Blue

#BCC6DF

Light Blue Grey color link
Light Blue Grey

#B7C9E2

Pale Light Grayish Sapphire Blue color link
Pale Light Grayish Sapphire Blue

#B8C4E7

Columbia Blue color link
Columbia Blue

#B9D9EB

#C3CEE9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3CEE9
  • RGB195, 206, 233
  • CMYK15, 11, 0, 9
  • CSSrgb(195, 206, 233)
  • HSL223°, 46%, 84%
  • HSL Precise222.632°, 46.341%, 83.922%
  • HSV223°, 16%, 91%
  • HSB223°, 16%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.808, 0.914)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.808, 0.914, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.808, 0.914)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC3CEE9
  • DECIMAL ID12832489
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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