#c9c6de

Color #c9c6de

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.97 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c6de

RGB

rgb(201, 198, 222)

HSL

hsl(247.5, 26.7%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.5, 10.8%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 10.8%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(80.78, 5.62, -11.53)

LCH

lch(80.78, 12.83, 295.99)

OKLCH

oklch(83.6%, 0.0333, 291.48)

HWB

hwb(247.5, 77.6%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbdec6

Analogous

#c6cfde

#c9c6de

#d5c6de

Triadic

#c9c6de

#dec9c6

#c6dec9

Split-complementary

#c9c6de

#ded5c6

#cfdec6

Tetradic

#c9c6de

#dec6db

#dbdec6

#c6dec9

Square

#c9c6de

#dec6cf

#dbdec6

#c6ded5

Shades

Color #c9c6de mixed toward black.

#9f9ac4

#756dab

#544d85

#383359

#1c1a2c

Tints

Color #c9c6de mixed toward white.

#d2d0e4

#dbd9e9

#e4e3ef

#edecf4

#f6f6fa

Tones

Color #c9c6de mixed toward gray.

#cbc8dc

#cccada

#ceccd8

#cfced6

#d1d0d4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8d9 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#c8c8d7 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#c9d4d3 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c6de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c6de]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9c6de (#c9c6de) is rgb(201, 198, 222) in RGB.

No, #c9c6de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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