Palettes / Colors / #C4E4FC

#C4E4FC — Pale Vivid Blue

#C4E4FC is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #C4E4FC 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.

#C4E4FC 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 #FCDDC5; it also sits naturally between #C5FCF8 and #C5C9FC. 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 77% · Green 89% · Blue 99%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C4E4FC

.text { color: #C4E4FC; }
.background { background-color: #C4E4FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C4E4FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 228, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 90%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C4E4FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 228, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C4E4FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 228, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C4E4FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C4E4FC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCDDC5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C4E4FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C4E4FC

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:

How #C4E4FC 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 #C4E4FC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C4E4FC?

#C4E4FC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 196, 228, 252). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C4E4FC?

#C4E4FC is RGB 196, 228, 252 — HSL 206°, 90%, 88% — CMYK 22%, 10%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #C4E4FC?

Its complement is #FCDDC5; analogous partners are #C5FCF8 and #C5C9FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C4E4FC for text?

Black text on #C4E4FC has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.