#c2c9dd

Color #c2c9dd

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.88 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c2c9dd

RGB

rgb(194, 201, 221)

HSL

hsl(224.4, 28.4%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.4, 12.2%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 9%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(81, 1.54, -10.73)

LCH

lch(81, 10.84, 278.17)

OKLCH

oklch(83.7%, 0.0289, 270.4)

HWB

hwb(224.4, 76.1%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddd6c2

Analogous

#c2d7dd

#c2c9dd

#c9c2dd

Triadic

#c2c9dd

#ddc2c9

#c9ddc2

Split-complementary

#c2c9dd

#ddc9c2

#d7ddc2

Tetradic

#c2c9dd

#d6c2dd

#ddd6c2

#c9ddc2

Square

#c2c9dd

#ddc2d7

#ddd6c2

#c2ddc9

Shades

Color #c2c9dd mixed toward black.

#96a2c4

#697aac

#4a5a85

#323c59

#191e2c

Tints

Color #c2c9dd mixed toward white.

#ccd2e3

#d6dbe8

#e1e4ee

#ebedf4

#f5f6f9

Tones

Color #c2c9dd mixed toward gray.

#c4cadb

#c7cbd9

#c9ccd6

#cbcdd4

#cdced2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c5d8 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#c5c4d7 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#c2d5d4 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c2c9dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c2c9dd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#c2c9dd (#c2c9dd) is rgb(194, 201, 221) in RGB.

No, #c2c9dd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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