#c9c9d9

Color #c9c9d9

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.96 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#c9c9d9

RGB

rgb(201, 201, 217)

HSL

hsl(240, 17.4%, 82%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 7.4%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 7.4%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(81.4, 3.03, -7.93)

LCH

lch(81.4, 8.49, 290.91)

OKLCH

oklch(84.1%, 0.0222, 285.98)

HWB

hwb(240, 78.8%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9d9c9

Analogous

#c9d1d9

#c9c9d9

#d1c9d9

Triadic

#c9c9d9

#d9c9c9

#c9d9c9

Split-complementary

#c9c9d9

#d9d1c9

#d1d9c9

Tetradic

#c9c9d9

#d9c9d9

#d9d9c9

#c9d9c9

Square

#c9c9d9

#d9c9d1

#d9d9c9

#c9d9d1

Shades

Color #c9c9d9 mixed toward black.

#a0a0bc

#7777a0

#56567b

#3a3a52

#1d1d29

Tints

Color #c9c9d9 mixed toward white.

#d2d2df

#dbdbe6

#e4e4ec

#ededf2

#f6f6f9

Tones

Color #c9c9d9 mixed toward gray.

#cacad8

#ccccd6

#cdcdd5

#ceced4

#d0d0d2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9d5 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#c9c9d4 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#c9d2d2 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9c9d9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9c9d9]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#c9c9d9 (#c9c9d9) is rgb(201, 201, 217) in RGB.

No, #c9c9d9 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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