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#C2CAEF closest to Frost Fairy

#C2CAEF is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Frost Fairy. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 79.2% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(194, 202, 239)). Its HSL value is 229° hue, 58% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #C2CAEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.99:1.

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Variations of #C2CAEF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C2CAEF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C2CAEF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C2CAEF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BDCAEE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0CDF1
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0CCF0
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BDCAEE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFCAEF
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B8D1D6
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFCDE4
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CBCBCB
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9CBD5

#C2CAEF contrast checker

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1.62:1 Very poor#C2CAEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.99:1 Super#C2CAEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C2CAEF in CSS

/* Frost Fairy */
.color { color: #C2CAEF; }
.background { background-color: #C2CAEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C2CAEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(194 202 239);
color: hsl(229 58% 85%);
color: oklch(0.845 0.052 275.6);

#C2CAEF FAQ

What color is #C2CAEF?

#C2CAEF is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Frost Fairy. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C2CAEF?

#C2CAEF is rgb(194, 202, 239) in RGB, hsl(229, 58%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C2CAEF?

The complementary color of #C2CAEF is #EFE7C2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C2CAEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #C2CAEF: 12.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C2CAEF a warm or cool color?

#C2CAEF is a cool color.