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#C8D4E2 Ephemeral Blue

#C8D4E2 is a very light gray named Ephemeral Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 83.1% green and 88.6% blue (rgb(200, 212, 226)). Its HSL value is 212° hue, 31% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #C8D4E2 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.97:1.

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Variations of #C8D4E2

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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#C8D4E2 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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#C8D4E2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8D4E2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CCD1E2
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFD4E3
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDD4E2
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CCD1E2
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CBD2E2
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C2D7D8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C6D5DE
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D3D3D3
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D0D3D7

#C8D4E2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.50:1 Very poor#C8D4E2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.97:1 Super#C8D4E2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8D4E2 in CSS

/* Ephemeral Blue */
.color { color: #C8D4E2; }
.background { background-color: #C8D4E2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8D4E2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 212 226);
color: hsl(212 31% 84%);
color: oklch(0.865 0.023 252.2);

#C8D4E2 FAQ

What color is #C8D4E2?

#C8D4E2 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Ephemeral Blue. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #C8D4E2?

#C8D4E2 is rgb(200, 212, 226) in RGB, hsl(212, 31%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 6%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8D4E2?

The complementary color of #C8D4E2 is #E2D6C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8D4E2?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8D4E2: 13.97:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8D4E2 a warm or cool color?

#C8D4E2 is a neutral color.