#c9d5ea

Color #c9d5ea

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.55 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c9d5ea

RGB

rgb(201, 213, 234)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 44%, 85.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 14.1%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.1%, 9%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(84.97, 0.12, -11.68)

LCH

lch(84.97, 11.68, 270.59)

OKLCH

oklch(87%, 0.0318, 261.69)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 78.8%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eadec9

Analogous

#c9e6ea

#c9d5ea

#cec9ea

Triadic

#c9d5ea

#eac9d5

#d5eac9

Split-complementary

#c9d5ea

#eacec9

#e6eac9

Tetradic

#c9d5ea

#dec9ea

#eadec9

#d5eac9

Square

#c9d5ea

#eac9e6

#eadec9

#c9eace

Shades

Color #c9d5ea mixed toward black.

#95acd6

#6184c1

#3d609d

#294068

#142034

Tints

Color #c9d5ea mixed toward white.

#d2dcee

#dbe3f1

#e4eaf5

#edf1f8

#f6f8fc

Tones

Color #c9d5ea mixed toward gray.

#ccd6e7

#cfd7e5

#d1d7e2

#d4d8df

#d7d9dc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cecee5 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#cecde4 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#cae1e0 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9d5ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9d5ea]

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

#c9d5ea (#c9d5ea) is rgb(201, 213, 234) in RGB.

No, #c9d5ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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