#c9c7dc

Color #c9c7dc

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c7dc

RGB

rgb(201, 199, 220)

HSL

hsl(245.7, 23.1%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.7, 9.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 9.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(80.98, 4.69, -10.17)

LCH

lch(80.98, 11.2, 294.76)

OKLCH

oklch(83.8%, 0.0291, 290.12)

HWB

hwb(245.7, 78%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dadcc7

Analogous

#c7d0dc

#c9c7dc

#d4c7dc

Triadic

#c9c7dc

#dcc9c7

#c7dcc9

Split-complementary

#c9c7dc

#dcd4c7

#d0dcc7

Tetradic

#c9c7dc

#dcc7da

#dadcc7

#c7dcc9

Square

#c9c7dc

#dcc7d0

#dadcc7

#c7dcd4

Shades

Color #c9c7dc mixed toward black.

#a09cc1

#7671a6

#555181

#393656

#1c1b2b

Tints

Color #c9c7dc mixed toward white.

#d2d0e2

#dbdae8

#e4e3ee

#edecf3

#f6f6f9

Tones

Color #c9c7dc mixed toward gray.

#cbc9da

#cccbd9

#cdccd7

#cfced5

#d0d0d3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8d7 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#c8c8d6 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#c9d3d2 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 9.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c7dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c7dc]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9c7dc (#c9c7dc) is rgb(201, 199, 220) in RGB.

No, #c9c7dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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