Palettes / Colors / #C4E4FF

#C4E4FF — Pale Vivid Blue

#C4E4FF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the blue family.

#C4E4FF 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 #FFDDC2; it also sits naturally between #C2FFFC and #C2C5FF. 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 100%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C4E4FF

.text { color: #C4E4FF; }
.background { background-color: #C4E4FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C4E4FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 228, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 100%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C4E4FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 228, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C4E4FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 228, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C4E4FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C4E4FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C4E4FF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFDDC2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C4E4FF: #000000.

How #C4E4FF 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 #C4E4FF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C4E4FF 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

← #C4E4FE  ·  #C4E500 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C4E4FF?

#C4E4FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 196, 228, 255). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C4E4FF?

#C4E4FF is RGB 196, 228, 255 — HSL 207°, 100%, 88% — CMYK 23%, 11%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #C4E4FF?

Its complement is #FFDDC2; analogous partners are #C2FFFC and #C2C5FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C4E4FF for text?

Black text on #C4E4FF has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.