Information about #C5CAF9 color

#C5CAF9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C5CAF9 falls into the Blue Color Family — High Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(197, 202, 249) — 77.3% red, 79.2% green, 97.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 18 / 0 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C5CAF9 is a strongly colored classic blue that radiates an almost-white brightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pale Phthalo Blue (#C2C9FF). Slightly further away sit Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF) and Pale Sapphire Blue (#C2D1FF).

The recipe behind #C5CAF9 is rgb(197, 202, 249), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 13.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C5CAF9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C5CAF9 color variations

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

#C5CAF9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5CAF9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C5CAF9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C5CAF9 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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#C5CAF9 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 #C5CAF9

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

Pale Phthalo Blue color link
Pale Phthalo Blue

#C2C9FF

Lavender Blue color link
Lavender Blue

#CCCCFF

Pale Sapphire Blue color link
Pale Sapphire Blue

#C2D1FF

Pale Persian Blue color link
Pale Persian Blue

#C9C2FF

Soap color link
Soap

#CEC8EF

Pale Indigo color link
Pale Indigo

#D1C2FF

Vodka color link
Vodka

#BFC0EE

Resolutiion color link
Resolutiion

#BBD5FF

Pale Cobalt Blue color link
Pale Cobalt Blue

#C2D9FF

Miranda Blue color link
Miranda Blue

#C2DCFF

Electricity color link
Electricity

#B3CEFF

Blue Angel color link
Blue Angel

#B7CEEC

#C5CAF9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5CAF9
  • RGB197, 202, 249
  • CMYK20, 18, 0, 2
  • CSSrgb(197, 202, 249)
  • HSL234°, 81%, 87%
  • HSL Precise234.231°, 81.25%, 87.451%
  • HSV234°, 21%, 98%
  • HSB234°, 21%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.976
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.792, 0.976)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.792, 0.976, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.792, 0.976)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB97.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDC5CAF9
  • DECIMAL ID12962553
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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