#c5cedd

Color #c5cedd

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.95 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c5cedd

RGB

rgb(197, 206, 221)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 26.1%, 82%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 10.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 6.8%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(82.5, -0.13, -8.47)

LCH

lch(82.5, 8.47, 269.12)

OKLCH

oklch(84.9%, 0.0231, 260.78)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 77.3%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddd4c5

Analogous

#c5dadd

#c5cedd

#c8c5dd

Triadic

#c5cedd

#ddc5ce

#ceddc5

Split-complementary

#c5cedd

#ddc8c5

#daddc5

Tetradic

#c5cedd

#d4c5dd

#ddd4c5

#ceddc5

Square

#c5cedd

#ddc5da

#ddd4c5

#c5ddc8

Shades

Color #c5cedd mixed toward black.

#99a9c3

#6d84aa

#4d6284

#344158

#1a212c

Tints

Color #c5cedd mixed toward white.

#cfd6e3

#d8dee8

#e2e7ee

#eceff4

#f5f7f9

Tones

Color #c5cedd mixed toward gray.

#c7cfdb

#c9cfd9

#cbd0d7

#cdd0d5

#cfd1d3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9d9 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#c8c8d9 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#c5d7d6 · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5cedd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5cedd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#c5cedd (#c5cedd) is rgb(197, 206, 221) in RGB.

No, #c5cedd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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