#c9cbd6

Color #c9cbd6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 6.46 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c9cbd6

RGB

rgb(201, 203, 214)

HSL

hsl(230.8, 13.7%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.8, 6.1%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 5.1%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(81.83, 1.39, -5.69)

LCH

lch(81.83, 5.86, 283.73)

OKLCH

oklch(84.4%, 0.0153, 277.87)

HWB

hwb(230.8, 78.8%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6d4c9

Analogous

#c9d2d6

#c9cbd6

#cec9d6

Triadic

#c9cbd6

#d6c9cb

#cbd6c9

Split-complementary

#c9cbd6

#d6cec9

#d2d6c9

Tetradic

#c9cbd6

#d4c9d6

#d6d4c9

#cbd6c9

Square

#c9cbd6

#d6c9d2

#d6d4c9

#c9d6ce

Shades

Color #c9cbd6 mixed toward black.

#a2a5b8

#7a7f9a

#5a5e76

#3c3f4f

#1e1f27

Tints

Color #c9cbd6 mixed toward white.

#d2d4dd

#dbdce4

#e4e5eb

#edeef1

#f6f6f8

Tones

Color #c9cbd6 mixed toward gray.

#caccd5

#cbcdd4

#cccdd3

#cdced2

#cecfd1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

13:1

Black text reads better on this background (13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacad3 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#cacad3 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#c9d1d1 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 5.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9cbd6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9cbd6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9cbd6 (#c9cbd6) is rgb(201, 203, 214) in RGB.

No, #c9cbd6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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