#c5e8f9

Color #c5e8f9

A vivid, highly saturated very light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 6.98 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c5e8f9

RGB

rgb(197, 232, 249)

HSL

hsl(199.6, 81.3%, 87.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.6, 20.9%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 6.8%, 0%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(90.05, -7.81, -12.02)

LCH

lch(90.05, 14.33, 236.99)

OKLCH

oklch(91.1%, 0.0434, 228.74)

HWB

hwb(199.6, 77.3%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f9d6c5

Analogous

#c5f9f0

#c5e8f9

#c5cef9

Triadic

#c5e8f9

#f9c5e8

#e8f9c5

Split-complementary

#c5e8f9

#f9c5ce

#f9f0c5

Tetradic

#c5e8f9

#d6c5f9

#f9d6c5

#e8f9c5

Square

#c5e8f9

#f0c5f9

#f9d6c5

#cef9c5

Shades

Color #c5e8f9 mixed toward black.

#82cdf2

#3eb3eb

#158fca

#0e5f87

#073043

Tints

Color #c5e8f9 mixed toward white.

#cfecfa

#d8f0fb

#e2f4fc

#ecf7fd

#f5fbfe

Tones

Color #c5e8f9 mixed toward gray.

#cae7f5

#cee5f0

#d2e4ec

#d6e2e8

#dbe1e3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d5d5f5 · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#d3d0f4 · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#c7f2f1 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#e2e2e2 · ΔE 12.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5e8f9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5e8f9]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#c5e8f9 (#c5e8f9) is rgb(197, 232, 249) in RGB.

No, #c5e8f9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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