#c9cbf4

Color #c9cbf4

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.06 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c9cbf4

RGB

rgb(201, 203, 244)

HSL

hsl(237.2, 66.2%, 87.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.2, 17.6%, 95.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 16.8%, 0%, 4.3%)

LAB

lab(82.73, 7.52, -20.36)

LCH

lch(82.73, 21.7, 290.27)

OKLCH

oklch(85.4%, 0.0568, 282.91)

HWB

hwb(237.2, 78.8%, 4.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f4f2c9

Analogous

#c9e1f4

#c9cbf4

#ddc9f4

Triadic

#c9cbf4

#f4c9cb

#cbf4c9

Split-complementary

#c9cbf4

#f4ddc9

#e1f4c9

Tetradic

#c9cbf4

#f2c9f4

#f4f2c9

#cbf4c9

Square

#c9cbf4

#f4c9e1

#f4f2c9

#c9f4dd

Shades

Color #c9cbf4 mixed toward black.

#8c90e8

#4e54db

#262cb9

#191e7b

#0d0f3e

Tints

Color #c9cbf4 mixed toward white.

#d2d4f6

#dbdcf8

#e4e5fa

#edeefb

#f6f6fd

Tones

Color #c9cbf4 mixed toward gray.

#cdcef0

#d0d2ed

#d4d5e9

#d7d8e6

#dbdbe2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacaeb · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#cacae9 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#c9e3e2 · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#cecece · ΔE 15.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9cbf4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9cbf4]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#c9cbf4 (#c9cbf4) is rgb(201, 203, 244) in RGB.

No, #c9cbf4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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