#c9c6e2

Color #c9c6e2

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.06 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c6e2

RGB

rgb(201, 198, 226)

HSL

hsl(246.4, 32.6%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.4, 12.4%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 12.4%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(80.9, 6.43, -13.5)

LCH

lch(80.9, 14.95, 295.47)

OKLCH

oklch(83.8%, 0.0389, 290.49)

HWB

hwb(246.4, 77.6%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfe2c6

Analogous

#c6d1e2

#c9c6e2

#d7c6e2

Triadic

#c9c6e2

#e2c9c6

#c6e2c9

Split-complementary

#c9c6e2

#e2d7c6

#d1e2c6

Tetradic

#c9c6e2

#e2c6df

#dfe2c6

#c6e2c9

Square

#c9c6e2

#e2c6d1

#dfe2c6

#c6e2d7

Shades

Color #c9c6e2 mixed toward black.

#9c97ca

#7068b2

#4f478c

#35305e

#1a182f

Tints

Color #c9c6e2 mixed toward white.

#d2cfe7

#dbd9ec

#e4e2f0

#edecf5

#f6f5fa

Tones

Color #c9c6e2 mixed toward gray.

#cbc8e0

#cdcbdd

#cecddb

#d0cfd9

#d2d2d6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8dc · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#c8c8da · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#c9d6d5 · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 12.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c6e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c6e2]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9c6e2 (#c9c6e2) is rgb(201, 198, 226) in RGB.

No, #c9c6e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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