Palettes / Colors / #C5CEEB

#C5CEEB — Pale Muted Blue

#C5CEEB 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 #C5CEEB 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.

#C5CEEB 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 #EBE3C6; it also sits naturally between #C6E1EB and #D0C6EB. 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 81% · Blue 92%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C5CEEB

.text { color: #C5CEEB; }
.background { background-color: #C5CEEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C5CEEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 206, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(226, 49%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C5CEEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 206, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C5CEEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 206, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C5CEEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C5CEEB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBE3C6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C5CEEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C5CEEB

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 #C5CEEB 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 #C5CEEB 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 #C5CEEB?

#C5CEEB is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 197, 206, 235). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C5CEEB?

#C5CEEB is RGB 197, 206, 235 — HSL 226°, 49%, 85% — CMYK 16%, 12%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #C5CEEB?

Its complement is #EBE3C6; analogous partners are #C6E1EB and #D0C6EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C5CEEB for text?

Black text on #C5CEEB has a contrast ratio of 13.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.