#c9d6e5

Color #c9d6e5

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Lavender #e6e6fa · ΔE 8.52 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9d6e5

RGB

rgb(201, 214, 229)

HSL

hsl(212.1, 35%, 84.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.1, 12.2%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 6.6%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(85.08, -1.43, -8.86)

LCH

lch(85.08, 8.97, 260.83)

OKLCH

oklch(87.1%, 0.0251, 251.93)

HWB

hwb(212.1, 78.8%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5d8c9

Analogous

#c9e4e5

#c9d6e5

#cac9e5

Triadic

#c9d6e5

#e5c9d6

#d6e5c9

Split-complementary

#c9d6e5

#e5cac9

#e4e5c9

Tetradic

#c9d6e5

#d8c9e5

#e5d8c9

#d6e5c9

Square

#c9d6e5

#e5c9e4

#e5d8c9

#c9e5ca

Shades

Color #c9d6e5 mixed toward black.

#99b1ce

#688db6

#466991

#2f4661

#172330

Tints

Color #c9d6e5 mixed toward white.

#d2dde9

#dbe4ee

#e4eaf2

#edf1f6

#f6f8fb

Tones

Color #c9d6e5 mixed toward gray.

#cbd6e3

#ced6e0

#d0d6de

#d2d7dc

#d5d7d9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cfcfe1 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#cecde1 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#cadfde · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9d6e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9d6e5]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#c9d6e5 (#c9d6e5) is rgb(201, 214, 229) in RGB.

No, #c9d6e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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