#c9c8dc

Color #c9c8dc

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.16 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c8dc

RGB

rgb(201, 200, 220)

HSL

hsl(243, 22.2%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243, 9.1%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 9.1%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(81.23, 4.15, -9.79)

LCH

lch(81.23, 10.63, 292.97)

OKLCH

oklch(84%, 0.0277, 288.11)

HWB

hwb(243, 78.4%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbdcc8

Analogous

#c8d1dc

#c9c8dc

#d3c8dc

Triadic

#c9c8dc

#dcc9c8

#c8dcc9

Split-complementary

#c9c8dc

#dcd3c8

#d1dcc8

Tetradic

#c9c8dc

#dcc8db

#dbdcc8

#c8dcc9

Square

#c9c8dc

#dcc8d1

#dbdcc8

#c8dcd3

Shades

Color #c9c8dc mixed toward black.

#9f9dc1

#7573a6

#545280

#383656

#1c1b2b

Tints

Color #c9c8dc mixed toward white.

#d2d1e2

#dbdae8

#e4e4ee

#ededf3

#f6f6f9

Tones

Color #c9c8dc mixed toward gray.

#cbcada

#cccbd9

#cecdd7

#cfcfd5

#d1d0d4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9d7 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#c9c9d6 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#c9d4d3 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c8dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c8dc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#c9c8dc (#c9c8dc) is rgb(201, 200, 220) in RGB.

No, #c9c8dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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