#c9cce1

Color #c9cce1

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.37 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c9cce1

RGB

rgb(201, 204, 225)

HSL

hsl(232.5, 28.6%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.5, 10.7%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 9.3%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(82.4, 3.03, -10.72)

LCH

lch(82.4, 11.14, 285.78)

OKLCH

oklch(84.9%, 0.0293, 279.24)

HWB

hwb(232.5, 78.8%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1dec9

Analogous

#c9d8e1

#c9cce1

#d2c9e1

Triadic

#c9cce1

#e1c9cc

#cce1c9

Split-complementary

#c9cce1

#e1d2c9

#d8e1c9

Tetradic

#c9cce1

#dec9e1

#e1dec9

#cce1c9

Square

#c9cce1

#e1c9d8

#e1dec9

#c9e1d2

Shades

Color #c9cce1 mixed toward black.

#9ba1c8

#6e76ae

#4c5489

#33385b

#191c2e

Tints

Color #c9cce1 mixed toward white.

#d2d4e6

#dbddeb

#e4e5f0

#edeef5

#f6f6fa

Tones

Color #c9cce1 mixed toward gray.

#cbcddf

#cdcfdd

#cfd0db

#d1d2d9

#d3d3d7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacadc · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#cacadb · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#c9d8d7 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9cce1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9cce1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9cce1 (#c9cce1) is rgb(201, 204, 225) in RGB.

No, #c9cce1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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