#c9d9e9

Color #c9d9e9

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Lavender #e6e6fa · ΔE 8.31 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9d9e9

RGB

rgb(201, 217, 233)

HSL

hsl(210, 42.1%, 85.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 13.7%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 6.9%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(85.97, -2.18, -9.66)

LCH

lch(85.97, 9.9, 257.28)

OKLCH

oklch(87.8%, 0.0281, 248.09)

HWB

hwb(210, 78.8%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9d9c9

Analogous

#c9e9e9

#c9d9e9

#c9c9e9

Triadic

#c9d9e9

#e9c9d9

#d9e9c9

Split-complementary

#c9d9e9

#e9c9c9

#e9e9c9

Tetradic

#c9d9e9

#d9c9e9

#e9d9c9

#d9e9c9

Square

#c9d9e9

#e9c9e9

#e9d9c9

#c9e9c9

Shades

Color #c9d9e9 mixed toward black.

#96b5d4

#6291bf

#3f6d9a

#2a4867

#152433

Tints

Color #c9d9e9 mixed toward white.

#d2dfed

#dbe6f0

#e4ecf4

#edf2f8

#f6f9fb

Tones

Color #c9d9e9 mixed toward gray.

#ccd9e6

#ced9e4

#d1d9e1

#d4d9de

#d6d9dc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d0d0e5 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#cfcee4 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#cae2e2 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#d7d7d7 · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9d9e9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9d9e9]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#c9d9e9 (#c9d9e9) is rgb(201, 217, 233) in RGB.

No, #c9d9e9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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