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#C2D2EA — Pale Muted Blue

#C2D2EA is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #C2D2EA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C2D2EA 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 #EADAC2; it also sits naturally between #C2E6EA and #C6C2EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C2D2EA · RGB 194, 210, 234

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Color values

HEX#C2D2EA
RGB194, 210, 234
HSL216°, 49%, 84%
HSV216°, 17%, 92%
CMYK17%, 10%, 0%, 8%
XYZ60.15, 63.50, 86.93
Yxy63.50, 0.2856, 0.3016
CIE-Lab83.71, -0.50, -13.63
Hunter Lab79.69, -0.48, -13.74

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 82% · Blue 92%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C2D2EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C2D2EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C2D2EA

.text { color: #C2D2EA; }
.background { background-color: #C2D2EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C2D2EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(194, 210, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(216, 49%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C2D2EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(194, 210, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C2D2EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(194, 210, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C2D2EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C2D2EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C2D2EA

#A4BCE0#85A5D5#678FCB#4979C1#3965A7#2F5389#24406A#1A2E4C#101C2E#05090F

Tints of #C2D2EA

#C6D5EB#CAD8ED#D1DDEF#D5E0F1#D9E3F2#DDE6F3#E1E9F5#E8EEF7#ECF1F8#F0F4FA

Tones of #C2D2EA

#C5D3E7#C8D3E4#CBD4E2#CED4DF#D0D5DC#D3D6D9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EADAC2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.53:1 Fails
Against black text13.70:1 AAA

Best text color on #C2D2EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C2D2EA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #C2D2EA: ·

How #C2D2EA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C9C9E4Deuteranopia · #C8C7E3Tritanopia · #C3E0DF

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 #C2D2EA rather than the exact color:

Frozen Ruby Aurora
#1A4D4B · #1B728D · #36BBE3 · #C0D3EA
Serene Lagoon
#245EB1 · #D94582 · #72D52E · #C0D3EB
Palette A6aebf
#A6AEBF · #C5D3E8 · #D0E8C5 · #FFF8DE
Palette A34343
#A34343 · #E9C874 · #FBF8DD · #C0D6E8
Palette 3d3b40
#3D3B40 · #525CEB · #BFCFE7 · #F8EDFF
Burning Meadow
#A98727 · #DAAA5C · #5073D7 · #C0CDEC

Similar colors

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

#C0D3EA#C0D3EB#C5D3E8#C0D6E8#BFCFE7#C0CDEC#C9D5EC#C4CDF0#C0DBEA#BDD7E4#C8D9EB#BAD7E9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C2D2E9  ·  #C2D2EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C2D2EA?

#C2D2EA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 194, 210, 234). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C2D2EA?

#C2D2EA is RGB 194, 210, 234 — HSL 216°, 49%, 84% — CMYK 17%, 10%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #C2D2EA?

Its complement is #EADAC2; analogous partners are #C2E6EA and #C6C2EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C2D2EA for text?

Black text on #C2D2EA has a contrast ratio of 13.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.