#c9dcf8

Color #c9dcf8

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.77 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9dcf8

RGB

rgb(201, 220, 248)

HSL

hsl(215.7, 77%, 88%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.7, 19%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 11.3%, 0%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(87.18, -0.61, -15.77)

LCH

lch(87.18, 15.78, 267.78)

OKLCH

oklch(88.9%, 0.0438, 258)

HWB

hwb(215.7, 78.8%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f8e5c9

Analogous

#c9f3f8

#c9dcf8

#cdc9f8

Triadic

#c9dcf8

#f8c9dc

#dcf8c9

Split-complementary

#c9dcf8

#f8cdc9

#f3f8c9

Tetradic

#c9dcf8

#e5c9f8

#f8e5c9

#dcf8c9

Square

#c9dcf8

#f8c9f3

#f8e5c9

#c9f8cd

Shades

Color #c9dcf8 mixed toward black.

#87b1ef

#4486e7

#1a60c7

#114084

#092042

Tints

Color #c9dcf8 mixed toward white.

#d2e2f9

#dbe8fa

#e4edfb

#edf3fd

#f6f9fe

Tones

Color #c9dcf8 mixed toward gray.

#cdddf4

#d1ddf0

#d5deec

#d9dfe8

#dce0e4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d2d2f2 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#d0cff0 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#caeceb · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#dadada · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9dcf8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9dcf8]

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

#c9dcf8 (#c9dcf8) is rgb(201, 220, 248) in RGB.

No, #c9dcf8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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