#c9e7f9

Color #c9e7f9

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 7.89 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c9e7f9

RGB

rgb(201, 231, 249)

HSL

hsl(202.5, 80%, 88.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.5, 19.3%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.3%, 7.2%, 0%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(90.05, -6.09, -12)

LCH

lch(90.05, 13.46, 243.09)

OKLCH

oklch(91.2%, 0.04, 234.25)

HWB

hwb(202.5, 78.8%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f9dbc9

Analogous

#c9f9f3

#c9e7f9

#c9cff9

Triadic

#c9e7f9

#f9c9e7

#e7f9c9

Split-complementary

#c9e7f9

#f9c9cf

#f9f3c9

Tetradic

#c9e7f9

#dbc9f9

#f9dbc9

#e7f9c9

Square

#c9e7f9

#f3c9f9

#f9dbc9

#cff9c9

Shades

Color #c9e7f9 mixed toward black.

#85c9f1

#42abea

#1687ca

#0f5a87

#072d43

Tints

Color #c9e7f9 mixed toward white.

#d2ebfa

#dbeffb

#e4f3fc

#edf7fd

#f6fbfe

Tones

Color #c9e7f9 mixed toward gray.

#cde6f5

#d1e5f1

#d5e4ed

#d9e3e9

#dde2e5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d7d7f5 · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#d5d3f4 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#cbf1f1 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#e2e2e2 · ΔE 11.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9e7f9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9e7f9]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9e7f9 (#c9e7f9) is rgb(201, 231, 249) in RGB.

No, #c9e7f9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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