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#C4EEFC — Pale Vivid Blue

#C4EEFC 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 #C4EEFC 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.

#C4EEFC 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 #FCD3C5; it also sits naturally between #C5FCEE and #C5D3FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C4EEFC · RGB 196, 238, 252

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Color values

HEX#C4EEFC
RGB196, 238, 252
HSL195°, 90%, 88%
HSV195°, 22%, 99%
CMYK22%, 6%, 0%, 1%
XYZ70.91, 79.91, 103.78
Yxy79.91, 0.2785, 0.3139
CIE-Lab91.65, -10.51, -11.23
Hunter Lab89.39, -10.23, -11.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 77% · Green 93% · Blue 99%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C4EEFC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C4EEFC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C4EEFC

.text { color: #C4EEFC; }
.background { background-color: #C4EEFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C4EEFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 238, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 90%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C4EEFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 238, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C4EEFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 238, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C4EEFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C4EEFC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C4EEFC

#9EE3FA#72D6F8#4CCBF6#20BEF3#0CAADF#0A8DB8#076B8D#054E66#032C3A#010F13

Tints of #C4EEFC

#CAF0FC#CFF1FC#CFF1FC#D3F2FD#D8F4FD#DDF5FD#E2F7FD#E2F7FD#E7F8FE#ECF9FE

Tones of #C4EEFC

#C9ECF8#CDEAF4#D1E8F0#D4E6EC#D8E4E8#DCE2E4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCD3C5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.98:1 AAA

Best text color on #C4EEFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C4EEFC

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 #C4EEFC: ·

How #C4EEFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D7F9Deuteranopia · #D4D1F8Tritanopia · #C6F6F5

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 #C4EEFC rather than the exact color:

Palette F1fcfd
#F1FCFD · #C7EEFF · #4D6DE3 · #393737
Palette Ffb3b3
#FFB3B3 · #FFDBA4 · #FFE9AE · #C1EFFF
Palette Bfecff
#BFECFF · #CDC1FF · #FFF6E3 · #FFCCEA
Palette Fbf0b2
#FBF0B2 · #FFC7EA · #D8B4F8 · #CAEDFF
Ocean Cold
#03045E · #0077B6 · #00B4D8 · #CAF0F8
Palette Beeef7
#BEEEF7 · #6FC2D0 · #373A6D · #FF8246

Similar colors

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

#C7EEFF#C1EFFF#BFECFF#CAEDFF#CAF0F8#BEEEF7#C6E7FF#C8F1F5#CAF4FF#BFEAF5#C8EFF3#CBF1F5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C4EEFB  ·  #C4EEFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C4EEFC?

#C4EEFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 196, 238, 252). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C4EEFC?

#C4EEFC is RGB 196, 238, 252 — HSL 195°, 90%, 88% — CMYK 22%, 6%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #C4EEFC?

Its complement is #FCD3C5; analogous partners are #C5FCEE and #C5D3FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C4EEFC for text?

Black text on #C4EEFC has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.