#c3c9db

Color #c3c9db

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.72 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c3c9db

RGB

rgb(195, 201, 219)

HSL

hsl(225, 25%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 11%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 8.2%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(81.01, 1.46, -9.63)

LCH

lch(81.01, 9.74, 278.62)

OKLCH

oklch(83.7%, 0.0259, 271.11)

HWB

hwb(225, 76.5%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbd5c3

Analogous

#c3d5db

#c3c9db

#c9c3db

Triadic

#c3c9db

#dbc3c9

#c9dbc3

Split-complementary

#c3c9db

#dbc9c3

#d5dbc3

Tetradic

#c3c9db

#d5c3db

#dbd5c3

#c9dbc3

Square

#c3c9db

#dbc3d5

#dbd5c3

#c3dbc9

Shades

Color #c3c9db mixed toward black.

#98a2c1

#6d7ba7

#4e5b81

#343c56

#1a1e2b

Tints

Color #c3c9db mixed toward white.

#cdd2e1

#d7dbe7

#e1e4ed

#ebedf3

#f5f6f9

Tones

Color #c3c9db mixed toward gray.

#c5cad9

#c7cbd7

#c9ccd5

#cbcdd3

#cdced1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c6c6d7 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#c5c5d6 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#c3d3d3 · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 8.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c3c9db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3c9db]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#c3c9db (#c3c9db) is rgb(195, 201, 219) in RGB.

No, #c3c9db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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