#c9d5e2

Color #c9d5e2

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 7.93 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 0.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9d5e2

RGB

rgb(201, 213, 226)

HSL

hsl(211.2, 30.1%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.2, 11.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 5.8%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(84.74, -1.51, -7.78)

LCH

lch(84.74, 7.93, 259.02)

OKLCH

oklch(86.8%, 0.0222, 250.26)

HWB

hwb(211.2, 78.8%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2d6c9

Analogous

#c9e1e2

#c9d5e2

#c9c9e2

Triadic

#c9d5e2

#e2c9d5

#d5e2c9

Split-complementary

#c9d5e2

#e2c9c9

#e1e2c9

Tetradic

#c9d5e2

#d6c9e2

#e2d6c9

#d5e2c9

Square

#c9d5e2

#e2c9e1

#e2d6c9

#c9e2c9

Shades

Color #c9d5e2 mixed toward black.

#9bb1c9

#6c8db0

#4b698b

#32465d

#19232e

Tints

Color #c9d5e2 mixed toward white.

#d2dce7

#dbe3ec

#e4eaf0

#edf1f5

#f6f8fa

Tones

Color #c9d5e2 mixed toward gray.

#cbd5e0

#cdd5de

#cfd5dc

#d1d5da

#d3d5d8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cecedf · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#cecdde · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#cadcdc · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9d5e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9d5e2]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#c9d5e2 (#c9d5e2) is rgb(201, 213, 226) in RGB.

No, #c9d5e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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