#C3D4EC

Accessibility

AAA

13.95:1

Vs white / black

1.51:1 · 13.95:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#c3d4ec

RGB

rgb(195, 212, 236)

RGBA

rgba(195, 212, 236, 1)

HSL

hsl(215, 52%, 85%)

HSLA

hsla(215, 52%, 85%, 1)

HSV

hsv(215, 17%, 93%)

LAB

lab(84.35% -0.82 -13.71)

LCH

lch(84.35% 13.73 266.58)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8647 -0.0086 -0.0371)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8647 0.0381 256.95)

XYZ

xyz(61.19, 64.74, 88.61)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 10%, 0%, 7%)

CSS

color: #c3d4ec;

CSS variable

--color-c3d4ec: #c3d4ec;

SCSS

$color-c3d4ec: #c3d4ec;

JavaScript

const color = "#c3d4ec";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#c3d4ec";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#c3d4ec" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#c3d4ec", "rgb": { "r": 195, "g": 212, "b": 236 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8647 0.0381 256.95)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#c3d4ec-1: #c3d4ec;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

blue-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.04 · #BFDBFE

Nearest CSS named color

LightSteelBlue

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.16 · #B0C4DE

Nearest Material color

blue-100

Very different · ΔE 5.49 · #BBDEFB

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 13.01 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ecf6ff 100dde9f9 200c8d5e8 300b0bfd4 40093a3ba 50078879d 600647184 7004f5a6a 8003b4451 90028303a 950151b24

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fafbfd f5f8fc f0f4fa ebf1f9 e6edf7 e1eaf6 dce6f4 d7e2f2 d2dff1 cddbef c8d8ee c3d4ec b3c2d8 a3b1c5 929fb1 828d9d 727c8a 626a76 515862 41474f 31353b 202327 101214

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fafbfd f5f8fc f0f4fa ebf1f9 e6edf7 e1eaf6 dce6f4 d7e2f2 d2dff1 cddbef c8d8ee

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b3c2d8 a3b1c5 929fb1 828d9d 727c8a 626a76 515862 41474f 31353b 202327 101214

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

bdcde3 b8c6da b2bfd1 adb8c8 a7b1bf a2aab6 9ca3ad 969ca4 91959b 8b8e92 868789

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#C3D4ECStop 1 #EDDCC5Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#C5E9EDStop 1 #C3D4ECStop 2 #C8C5EDStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#C3D4ECStop 1 #EDC5D5Stop 2 #D5EDC5Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#C3D4ECStop 1 #EDC8C5Stop 2 #E9EDC5Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#182F4EStop 1 #2B5288Stop 2 #3D74C2Stop 3 #779ED4Stop 4 #B1C8E7Stop 5

Using this color

Where #c3d4ec works

#C3D4EC (#c3d4ec) sits in the blue family at about 215° hue, 52% saturation, and 85% lightness. Contrast is 1.51:1 on white and 13.95:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: blue-200 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c3d4ec as small body text on white — 1.51:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Trust, calm, and professionalism. The most used color in SaaS, finance, and healthcare. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind blue 200#BFDBFE LightSteelBlue#B0C4DE Tailwind slate 300#CBD5E1 Tailwind blue 100#DBEAFE Material Blue 100#BBDEFB Tailwind indigo 100#E0E7FF Material Indigo 100#C5CAE9 Tailwind indigo 200#C7D2FE Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB Tailwind slate 200#E2E8F0 Material Blue Grey 100#CFD8DC Tailwind sky 100#E0F2FE