#c9d3e6

Color #c9d3e6

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.72 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9d3e6

RGB

rgb(201, 211, 230)

HSL

hsl(219.3, 36.7%, 84.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.3, 12.6%, 90.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 8.3%, 0%, 9.8%)

LAB

lab(84.34, 0.35, -10.5)

LCH

lch(84.34, 10.51, 271.91)

OKLCH

oklch(86.5%, 0.0285, 263.35)

HWB

hwb(219.3, 78.8%, 9.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6dcc9

Analogous

#c9e1e6

#c9d3e6

#cdc9e6

Triadic

#c9d3e6

#e6c9d3

#d3e6c9

Split-complementary

#c9d3e6

#e6cdc9

#e1e6c9

Tetradic

#c9d3e6

#dcc9e6

#e6dcc9

#d3e6c9

Square

#c9d3e6

#e6c9e1

#e6dcc9

#c9e6cd

Shades

Color #c9d3e6 mixed toward black.

#98abcf

#6783b9

#445f93

#2d4062

#172031

Tints

Color #c9d3e6 mixed toward white.

#d2daea

#dbe2ee

#e4e9f2

#edf0f7

#f6f8fb

Tones

Color #c9d3e6 mixed toward gray.

#cbd4e4

#ced4e1

#d0d5df

#d3d6dc

#d5d7da

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcde2 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#cdcce1 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#cadedd · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9d3e6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9d3e6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9d3e6 (#c9d3e6) is rgb(201, 211, 230) in RGB.

No, #c9d3e6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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