Information about #C4CDDC color

#C4CDDC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C4CDDC falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(196, 205, 220) — 76.9% red, 80.4% green, 86.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 7 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned steel-blue azure, #C4CDDC has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Link Water (#C7CDD8). Slightly further away sit Sweetwaters (#C3D1DF) and Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1).

The recipe behind #C4CDDC is rgb(196, 205, 220), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C4CDDC: 13.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C4CDDC color variations

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#C4CDDC 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C4CDDC

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

Link Water color link
Link Water

#C7CDD8

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Fairytale color link
Fairytale

#C6C4DB

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Breathless color link
Breathless

#C1C8D2

Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Oxygen color link
Oxygen

#BBC6D5

Zumthor color link
Zumthor

#CDD5D5

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C4CDDC
  • RGB196, 205, 220
  • CMYK11, 7, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(196, 205, 220)
  • HSL218°, 26%, 82%
  • HSL Precise217.5°, 25.532%, 81.569%
  • HSV218°, 11%, 86%
  • HSB218°, 11%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.804, 0.863)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.804, 0.863, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.804, 0.863)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC4CDDC
  • DECIMAL ID12897756
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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