#c9cade

Color #c9cade

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.81 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c9cade

RGB

rgb(201, 202, 222)

HSL

hsl(237.1, 24.1%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.1, 9.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 9%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(81.8, 3.49, -10.01)

LCH

lch(81.8, 10.6, 289.22)

OKLCH

oklch(84.4%, 0.0277, 283.58)

HWB

hwb(237.1, 78.8%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#deddc9

Analogous

#c9d4de

#c9cade

#d2c9de

Triadic

#c9cade

#dec9ca

#cadec9

Split-complementary

#c9cade

#ded2c9

#d4dec9

Tetradic

#c9cade

#ddc9de

#deddc9

#cadec9

Square

#c9cade

#dec9d4

#deddc9

#c9ded2

Shades

Color #c9cade mixed toward black.

#9d9fc3

#7174a8

#505383

#353757

#1b1c2c

Tints

Color #c9cade mixed toward white.

#d2d3e3

#dbdce9

#e4e4ee

#ededf4

#f6f6f9

Tones

Color #c9cade mixed toward gray.

#cbcbdc

#cccdda

#cecfd9

#d0d0d7

#d2d2d5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c9d9 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#c9c9d8 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#c9d6d5 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9cade;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9cade]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#c9cade (#c9cade) is rgb(201, 202, 222) in RGB.

No, #c9cade is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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