Information about #C5C5E9 color

#C5C5E9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C5C5E9 falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 197, 233) — 77.3% red, 77.3% green, 91.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 14 / 0 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C5C5E9 reads as a confidently colored blue and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Zappo (#C4C0E2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Vodka (#BFC0EE) and Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1).

In RGB terms — rgb(197, 197, 233) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 12.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. No one has named #C5C5E9 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C5C5E9 color variations

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

#C5C5E9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5C5E9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C5C5E9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C5C5E9 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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#C5C5E9 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 #C5C5E9

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

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

Vodka color link
Vodka

#BFC0EE

Light Periwinkle color link
Light Periwinkle

#C5CBE1

Soap color link
Soap

#CEC8EF

Pale Light Grayish Indigo color link
Pale Light Grayish Indigo

#C4B8E7

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

#B8C4E7

Violet Scent Soft Blue color link
Violet Scent Soft Blue

#BCC6DF

Confederate Grey color link
Confederate Grey

#CBCBDE

Fairytale color link
Fairytale

#C6C4DB

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Light Blue Grey color link
Light Blue Grey

#B7C9E2

#C5C5E9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5C5E9
  • RGB197, 197, 233
  • CMYK14, 14, 0, 9
  • CSSrgb(197, 197, 233)
  • HSL240°, 45%, 84%
  • HSL Precise240°, 45%, 84.314%
  • HSV240°, 15%, 91%
  • HSB240°, 15%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.773, 0.914)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.773, 0.914, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.773, 0.914)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5C5E9
  • DECIMAL ID12961257
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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