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#C8D4E4 closest to Ephemeral Blue

#C8D4E4 is a very light gray; the closest named color is Ephemeral Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 83.1% green and 89.4% blue (rgb(200, 212, 228)). Its HSL value is 214° hue, 34% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #C8D4E4 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.99:1.

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Variations of #C8D4E4

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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#C8D4E4 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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#C8D4E4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8D4E4 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 #CCD2E4
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFD4E5
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDD4E5
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CCD2E4
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CBD3E4
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C1D7D9
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C6D5DF
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D3D3D3
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D0D3D7

#C8D4E4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.50:1 Very poor#C8D4E4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.99:1 Super#C8D4E4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8D4E4 in CSS

/* Ephemeral Blue */
.color { color: #C8D4E4; }
.background { background-color: #C8D4E4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8D4E4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 212 228);
color: hsl(214 34% 84%);
color: oklch(0.866 0.026 255.6);

#C8D4E4 FAQ

What color is #C8D4E4?

#C8D4E4 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 #C8D4E4?

#C8D4E4 is rgb(200, 212, 228) in RGB, hsl(214, 34%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8D4E4?

The complementary color of #C8D4E4 is #E4D8C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8D4E4?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8D4E4: 13.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8D4E4 a warm or cool color?

#C8D4E4 is a neutral color.