Palettes / Colors / #C1ECFA

#C1ECFA — Pale Vivid Blue

#C1ECFA is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the blue family.

#C1ECFA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FAD0C2; it also sits naturally between #C2FAEC and #C2D0FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 93% · Blue 98%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C1ECFA

.text { color: #C1ECFA; }
.background { background-color: #C1ECFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C1ECFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 236, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 85%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C1ECFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 236, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C1ECFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 236, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C1ECFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C1ECFA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C1ECFA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAD0C2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C1ECFA: #000000.

How #C1ECFA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C1ECFA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C1ECF9  ·  #C1ECFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C1ECFA?

#C1ECFA is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 193, 236, 250). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C1ECFA?

#C1ECFA is RGB 193, 236, 250 — HSL 195°, 85%, 87% — CMYK 23%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #C1ECFA?

Its complement is #FAD0C2; analogous partners are #C2FAEC and #C2D0FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C1ECFA for text?

Black text on #C1ECFA has a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.