#c9cdd9

Color #c9cdd9

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 6.82 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#c9cdd9

RGB

rgb(201, 205, 217)

HSL

hsl(225, 17.4%, 82%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 7.4%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 5.5%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(82.43, 0.92, -6.41)

LCH

lch(82.43, 6.48, 278.17)

OKLCH

oklch(84.9%, 0.0172, 271.33)

HWB

hwb(225, 78.8%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9d5c9

Analogous

#c9d5d9

#c9cdd9

#cdc9d9

Triadic

#c9cdd9

#d9c9cd

#cdd9c9

Split-complementary

#c9cdd9

#d9cdc9

#d5d9c9

Tetradic

#c9cdd9

#d5c9d9

#d9d5c9

#cdd9c9

Square

#c9cdd9

#d9c9d5

#d9d5c9

#c9d9cd

Shades

Color #c9cdd9 mixed toward black.

#a0a7bc

#7781a0

#565f7b

#3a4052

#1d2029

Tints

Color #c9cdd9 mixed toward white.

#d2d5df

#dbdee6

#e4e6ec

#edeef2

#f6f7f9

Tones

Color #c9cdd9 mixed toward gray.

#caced8

#ccced6

#cdcfd5

#ced0d4

#d0d0d2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbd6 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#cbcad5 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#c9d4d3 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 5.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9cdd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9cdd9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9cdd9 (#c9cdd9) is rgb(201, 205, 217) in RGB.

No, #c9cdd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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