#c9c6e4

Color #c9c6e4

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.32 Nearest Tailwind class violet-200 #ddd6ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c6e4

RGB

rgb(201, 198, 228)

HSL

hsl(246, 35.7%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246, 13.2%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 13.2%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(80.96, 6.83, -14.48)

LCH

lch(80.96, 16.01, 295.25)

OKLCH

oklch(83.8%, 0.0416, 290.09)

HWB

hwb(246, 77.6%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1e4c6

Analogous

#c6d2e4

#c9c6e4

#d8c6e4

Triadic

#c9c6e4

#e4c9c6

#c6e4c9

Split-complementary

#c9c6e4

#e4d8c6

#d2e4c6

Tetradic

#c9c6e4

#e4c6e1

#e1e4c6

#c6e4c9

Square

#c9c6e4

#e4c6d2

#e1e4c6

#c6e4d8

Shades

Color #c9c6e4 mixed toward black.

#9b96cd

#6e66b6

#4c4490

#332e60

#191730

Tints

Color #c9c6e4 mixed toward white.

#d2cfe8

#dbd9ed

#e4e2f1

#edecf6

#f6f5fa

Tones

Color #c9c6e4 mixed toward gray.

#cbc8e1

#cdcbdf

#cfcddc

#d1d0da

#d3d2d7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8dd · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#c8c8dc · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#c9d8d6 · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 12.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c6e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c6e4]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9c6e4 (#c9c6e4) is rgb(201, 198, 228) in RGB.

No, #c9c6e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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