#c9c9d2

Color #c9c9d2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 5.83 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c9d2

RGB

rgb(201, 201, 210)

HSL

hsl(240, 9.1%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 4.3%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 4.3%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(81.21, 1.68, -4.47)

LCH

lch(81.21, 4.78, 290.6)

OKLCH

oklch(83.9%, 0.0124, 285.95)

HWB

hwb(240, 78.8%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2d2c9

Analogous

#c9ced2

#c9c9d2

#cec9d2

Triadic

#c9c9d2

#d2c9c9

#c9d2c9

Split-complementary

#c9c9d2

#d2cec9

#ced2c9

Tetradic

#c9c9d2

#d2c9d2

#d2d2c9

#c9d2c9

Square

#c9c9d2

#d2c9ce

#d2d2c9

#c9d2ce

Shades

Color #c9c9d2 mixed toward black.

#a4a4b3

#7e7e94

#5d5d70

#3e3e4b

#1f1f25

Tints

Color #c9c9d2 mixed toward white.

#d2d2da

#dbdbe1

#e4e4e9

#ededf0

#f6f6f8

Tones

Color #c9c9d2 mixed toward gray.

#cacad1

#cbcbd1

#cbcbd0

#cccccf

#cdcdce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9d0 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#c9c9cf · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#c9cece · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c9d2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c9d2]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#c9c9d2 (#c9c9d2) is rgb(201, 201, 210) in RGB.

No, #c9c9d2 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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