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#C2C3EE — Pale Blue

#C2C3EE is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#C2C3EE 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 #EEEDC3; it also sits naturally between #C3D9EE and #D8C3EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C2C3EE · RGB 194, 195, 238

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Color values

HEX#C2C3EE
RGB194, 195, 238
HSL239°, 56%, 85%
HSV239°, 18%, 93%
CMYK18%, 18%, 0%, 7%
XYZ57.20, 56.67, 88.81
Yxy56.67, 0.2822, 0.2796
CIE-Lab80.00, 8.36, -21.36
Hunter Lab75.28, 8.02, -22.17

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 76% · Blue 93%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C2C3EE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C2C3EE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C2C3EE

.text { color: #C2C3EE; }
.background { background-color: #C2C3EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C2C3EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(194, 195, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 56%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C2C3EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(194, 195, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C2C3EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(194, 195, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C2C3EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C2C3EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C2C3EE

#A4A5E5#8485DC#6466D3#4446CA#3235B3#282A8F#1F216F#161750#0D0E30#040510

Tints of #C2C3EE

#C7C8EF#CBCCF0#CFD0F2#D3D4F3#DBDCF5#DFE0F6#E3E3F7#E7E7F8#EBEBF9#EFEFFB

Tones of #C2C3EE

#C6C7EB#C9CAE8#CDCDE5#D0D0E2#D3D3DF#D6D6DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEEDC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.70:1 Fails
Against black text12.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #C2C3EE: #000000.

How #C2C3EE 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 · #C2DBDA

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 #C2C3EE rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#C1C4EC#C4C4EF#C5C6F1#C3BEF0#C0C9EE#BCC0F0#BCC8F1#CAC6F0#C1BDF5#BCBDF2#C0C0F7#BAC1E8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C2C3ED  ·  #C2C3EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C2C3EE?

#C2C3EE is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 194, 195, 238). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C2C3EE?

#C2C3EE is RGB 194, 195, 238 — HSL 239°, 56%, 85% — CMYK 18%, 18%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #C2C3EE?

Its complement is #EEEDC3; analogous partners are #C3D9EE and #D8C3EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C2C3EE for text?

Black text on #C2C3EE has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.