#c9cadf

Color #c9cadf

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.64 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c9cadf

RGB

rgb(201, 202, 223)

HSL

hsl(237.3, 25.6%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.3, 9.9%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 9.4%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(81.83, 3.69, -10.5)

LCH

lch(81.83, 11.13, 289.36)

OKLCH

oklch(84.5%, 0.0291, 283.51)

HWB

hwb(237.3, 78.8%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfdec9

Analogous

#c9d5df

#c9cadf

#d3c9df

Triadic

#c9cadf

#dfc9ca

#cadfc9

Split-complementary

#c9cadf

#dfd3c9

#d5dfc9

Tetradic

#c9cadf

#dec9df

#dfdec9

#cadfc9

Square

#c9cadf

#dfc9d5

#dfdec9

#c9dfd3

Shades

Color #c9cadf mixed toward black.

#9d9ec5

#7073aa

#4f5185

#353659

#1a1b2c

Tints

Color #c9cadf mixed toward white.

#d2d3e4

#dbdcea

#e4e4ef

#ededf4

#f6f6fa

Tones

Color #c9cadf mixed toward gray.

#cbccdd

#cdcddb

#cecfd9

#d0d1d8

#d2d2d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

13:1

Black text reads better on this background (13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9da · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#c9c9d9 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#c9d6d5 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9cadf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9cadf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#c9cadf (#c9cadf) is rgb(201, 202, 223) in RGB.

No, #c9cadf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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