#c9c8e3

Color #c9c8e3

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.72 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c8e3

RGB

rgb(201, 200, 227)

HSL

hsl(242.2, 32.5%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.2, 11.9%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.5%, 11.9%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(81.44, 5.56, -13.23)

LCH

lch(81.44, 14.35, 292.79)

OKLCH

oklch(84.2%, 0.0374, 287.27)

HWB

hwb(242.2, 78.4%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2e3c8

Analogous

#c8d4e3

#c9c8e3

#d6c8e3

Triadic

#c9c8e3

#e3c9c8

#c8e3c9

Split-complementary

#c9c8e3

#e3d6c8

#d4e3c8

Tetradic

#c9c8e3

#e3c8e2

#e2e3c8

#c8e3c9

Square

#c9c8e3

#e3c8d4

#e2e3c8

#c8e3d6

Shades

Color #c9c8e3 mixed toward black.

#9b99cb

#6c6ab3

#4b488d

#32305e

#19182f

Tints

Color #c9c8e3 mixed toward white.

#d2d1e8

#dbdaec

#e4e3f1

#ededf6

#f6f6fa

Tones

Color #c9c8e3 mixed toward gray.

#cbcae1

#cdccde

#cfcfdc

#d1d1da

#d3d3d8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9dd · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#c9c9db · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#c9d8d7 · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 11.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c8e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c8e3]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#c9c8e3 (#c9c8e3) is rgb(201, 200, 227) in RGB.

No, #c9c8e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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