#c9cbde

Color #c9cbde

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.88 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9cbde

RGB

rgb(201, 203, 222)

HSL

hsl(234.3, 24.1%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.3, 9.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 8.6%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(82.06, 2.96, -9.63)

LCH

lch(82.06, 10.07, 287.09)

OKLCH

oklch(84.6%, 0.0264, 280.93)

HWB

hwb(234.3, 78.8%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dedcc9

Analogous

#c9d5de

#c9cbde

#d1c9de

Triadic

#c9cbde

#dec9cb

#cbdec9

Split-complementary

#c9cbde

#ded1c9

#d5dec9

Tetradic

#c9cbde

#dcc9de

#dedcc9

#cbdec9

Square

#c9cbde

#dec9d5

#dedcc9

#c9ded1

Shades

Color #c9cbde mixed toward black.

#9da1c3

#7177a8

#505583

#353957

#1b1c2c

Tints

Color #c9cbde mixed toward white.

#d2d4e3

#dbdce9

#e4e5ee

#edeef4

#f6f6f9

Tones

Color #c9cbde mixed toward gray.

#cbccdc

#ccceda

#cecfd9

#d0d1d7

#d2d2d5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacada · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#cacad9 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#c9d6d5 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#cccccc · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9cbde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9cbde]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#c9cbde (#c9cbde) is rgb(201, 203, 222) in RGB.

No, #c9cbde is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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