#c9c8cd

Color #c9c8cd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.11 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c8cd

RGB

rgb(201, 200, 205)

HSL

hsl(252, 4.8%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 2.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 2.4%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(80.81, 1.27, -2.37)

LCH

lch(80.81, 2.69, 298.19)

OKLCH

oklch(83.5%, 0.007, 295.46)

HWB

hwb(252, 78.4%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cccdc8

Analogous

#c8c9cd

#c9c8cd

#cbc8cd

Triadic

#c9c8cd

#cdc9c8

#c8cdc9

Split-complementary

#c9c8cd

#cdcbc8

#c9cdc8

Tetradic

#c9c8cd

#cdc8cc

#cccdc8

#c8cdc9

Square

#c9c8cd

#cdc8c9

#cccdc8

#c8cdcb

Shades

Color #c9c8cd mixed toward black.

#a6a5ad

#84818d

#62606a

#424047

#212023

Tints

Color #c9c8cd mixed toward white.

#d2d1d5

#dbdade

#e4e3e6

#ededee

#f6f6f7

Tones

Color #c9c8cd mixed toward gray.

#c9c8cd

#c9c9cc

#cac9cc

#cacacb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9cc · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#c9c9cc · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#c9cbcb · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 2.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c8cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c8cd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#c9c8cd (#c9c8cd) is rgb(201, 200, 205) in RGB.

No, #c9c8cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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