#c9c4d9

Color #c9c4d9

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 7.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c4d9

RGB

rgb(201, 196, 217)

HSL

hsl(254.3, 21.6%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.3, 9.7%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 9.7%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(80.13, 5.69, -9.83)

LCH

lch(80.13, 11.36, 300.06)

OKLCH

oklch(83.1%, 0.0295, 296.57)

HWB

hwb(254.3, 76.9%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d4d9c4

Analogous

#c4cad9

#c9c4d9

#d4c4d9

Triadic

#c9c4d9

#d9c9c4

#c4d9c9

Split-complementary

#c9c4d9

#d9d4c4

#cad9c4

Tetradic

#c9c4d9

#d9c4d4

#d4d9c4

#c4d9c9

Square

#c9c4d9

#d9c4ca

#d4d9c4

#c4d9d4

Shades

Color #c9c4d9 mixed toward black.

#a39abe

#7c70a3

#5c517e

#3d3654

#1f1b2a

Tints

Color #c9c4d9 mixed toward white.

#d2cedf

#dbd8e6

#e4e2ec

#edebf2

#f6f5f9

Tones

Color #c9c4d9 mixed toward gray.

#cac6d7

#cbc8d6

#ccc9d4

#cdcbd2

#cecdd0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c7d4 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#c7c8d3 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#c9d0cf · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 10.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c4d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c4d9]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#c9c4d9 (#c9c4d9) is rgb(201, 196, 217) in RGB.

No, #c9c4d9 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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