Palettes / Colors / #C3EBFE

#C3EBFE — Pale Vivid Blue

#C3EBFE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the blue family.

#C3EBFE 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 #FED6C3; it also sits naturally between #C3FEF3 and #C3CEFE. 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 92% · Blue 100%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C3EBFE

.text { color: #C3EBFE; }
.background { background-color: #C3EBFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C3EBFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(195, 235, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 97%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C3EBFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(195, 235, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C3EBFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(195, 235, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C3EBFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C3EBFE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FED6C3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C3EBFE: #000000.

How #C3EBFE 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 #C3EBFE 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

← #C3EBFD  ·  #C3EBFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C3EBFE?

#C3EBFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 195, 235, 254). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C3EBFE?

#C3EBFE is RGB 195, 235, 254 — HSL 199°, 97%, 88% — CMYK 23%, 7%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #C3EBFE?

Its complement is #FED6C3; analogous partners are #C3FEF3 and #C3CEFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C3EBFE for text?

Black text on #C3EBFE has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.