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#C2C2EF — Pale Blue

#C2C2EF is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#C2C2EF 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 #EFEFC3; it also sits naturally between #C3D9EF and #D9C3EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C2C2EF · RGB 194, 194, 239

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Color values

HEX#C2C2EF
RGB194, 194, 239
HSL240°, 58%, 85%
HSV240°, 19%, 94%
CMYK19%, 19%, 0%, 6%
XYZ57.12, 56.28, 89.51
Yxy56.28, 0.2815, 0.2774
CIE-Lab79.78, 9.12, -22.23
Hunter Lab75.02, 8.76, -23.17

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 76% · Blue 94%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C2C2EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C2C2EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C2C2EF

.text { color: #C2C2EF; }
.background { background-color: #C2C2EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C2C2EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(194, 194, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 58%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C2C2EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(194, 194, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C2C2EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(194, 194, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C2C2EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C2C2EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C2C2EF

#A2A2E6#8282DE#6262D5#4242CD#3030B5#272791#1E1E71#151551#0D0D30#040410

Tints of #C2C2EF

#C7C7F0#CBCBF1#CFCFF2#D3D3F3#DBDBF5#DFDFF6#E3E3F8#E7E7F9#EBEBFA#EFEFFB

Tones of #C2C2EF

#C6C6EC#C9C9E8#CCCCE5#CFCFE2#D2D2DF#D6D6DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFEFC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.71:1 Fails
Against black text12.26:1 AAA

Best text color on #C2C2EF: #000000.

How #C2C2EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C2C2E4Deuteranopia · #C2C2E1Tritanopia · #C2DCDA

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C2C2EF rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Ruby Marble
#161B88 · #DF353C · #3CDF35 · #C4C4EF
Hidden Ruby Orchard
#CEF3E2 · #AFE0EF · #C1C4EC · #DAB8F0
Palette Defcf9
#DEFCF9 · #CADEFC · #C3BEF0 · #CCA8E9
Radiant Ruby Mirage
#C5C6F1 · #7C7EE4 · #2A2CB6 · #1D1F8B
Gentle Mirage
#BCC0F0 · #212AB5 · #19229E · #151961
Palette Fff2e0
#FFF2E0 · #C0C9EE · #A2AADB · #898AC4

Similar colors

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

#C4C4EF#C1C4EC#C3BEF0#C5C6F1#BCC0F0#C0C9EE#C1BDF5#BCBDF2#C0C0F7#BCC8F1#CAC6F0#C3B9EA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C2C2EE  ·  #C2C2F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C2C2EF?

#C2C2EF is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 194, 194, 239). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C2C2EF?

#C2C2EF is RGB 194, 194, 239 — HSL 240°, 58%, 85% — CMYK 19%, 19%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #C2C2EF?

Its complement is #EFEFC3; analogous partners are #C3D9EF and #D9C3EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C2C2EF for text?

Black text on #C2C2EF has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.