#c9d5e5

Color #c9d5e5

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Lavender #e6e6fa · ΔE 8.4 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9d5e5

RGB

rgb(201, 213, 229)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 35%, 84.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 12.2%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 7%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(84.82, -0.9, -9.25)

LCH

lch(84.82, 9.29, 264.44)

OKLCH

oklch(86.9%, 0.0257, 255.59)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 78.8%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5d9c9

Analogous

#c9e3e5

#c9d5e5

#cbc9e5

Triadic

#c9d5e5

#e5c9d5

#d5e5c9

Split-complementary

#c9d5e5

#e5cbc9

#e3e5c9

Tetradic

#c9d5e5

#d9c9e5

#e5d9c9

#d5e5c9

Square

#c9d5e5

#e5c9e3

#e5d9c9

#c9e5cb

Shades

Color #c9d5e5 mixed toward black.

#99afce

#688ab6

#466691

#2f4461

#172230

Tints

Color #c9d5e5 mixed toward white.

#d2dce9

#dbe3ee

#e4eaf2

#edf1f6

#f6f8fb

Tones

Color #c9d5e5 mixed toward gray.

#cbd5e3

#ced6e0

#d0d6de

#d2d6dc

#d5d7d9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cecee1 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#cecde0 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#cadede · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 7.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9d5e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9d5e5]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9d5e5 (#c9d5e5) is rgb(201, 213, 229) in RGB.

No, #c9d5e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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