#c9c5d8

Color #c9c5d8

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.27 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c5d8

RGB

rgb(201, 197, 216)

HSL

hsl(252.6, 19.6%, 81%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.6, 8.8%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 8.8%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(80.35, 4.96, -8.95)

LCH

lch(80.35, 10.23, 298.99)

OKLCH

oklch(83.3%, 0.0266, 295.41)

HWB

hwb(252.6, 77.3%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d4d8c5

Analogous

#c5cbd8

#c9c5d8

#d3c5d8

Triadic

#c9c5d8

#d8c9c5

#c5d8c9

Split-complementary

#c9c5d8

#d8d3c5

#cbd8c5

Tetradic

#c9c5d8

#d8c5d4

#d4d8c5

#c5d8c9

Square

#c9c5d8

#d8c5cb

#d4d8c5

#c5d8d3

Shades

Color #c9c5d8 mixed toward black.

#a39cbc

#7c73a1

#5c537c

#3d3752

#1f1c29

Tints

Color #c9c5d8 mixed toward white.

#d2cfdf

#dbd8e5

#e4e2ec

#edecf2

#f6f5f9

Tones

Color #c9c5d8 mixed toward gray.

#cac7d6

#cbc8d5

#cccad3

#cdcbd2

#cecdd0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c7d4 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#c8c8d3 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#c9d0cf · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c5d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c5d8]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#c9c5d8 (#c9c5d8) is rgb(201, 197, 216) in RGB.

No, #c9c5d8 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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