#c9cdd5

Color #c9cdd5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 4.98 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9cdd5

RGB

rgb(201, 205, 213)

HSL

hsl(220, 12.5%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 5.6%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 3.8%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(82.32, 0.14, -4.44)

LCH

lch(82.32, 4.44, 271.81)

OKLCH

oklch(84.8%, 0.012, 264.72)

HWB

hwb(220, 78.8%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5d1c9

Analogous

#c9d3d5

#c9cdd5

#cbc9d5

Triadic

#c9cdd5

#d5c9cd

#cdd5c9

Split-complementary

#c9cdd5

#d5cbc9

#d3d5c9

Tetradic

#c9cdd5

#d1c9d5

#d5d1c9

#cdd5c9

Square

#c9cdd5

#d5c9d3

#d5d1c9

#c9d5cb

Shades

Color #c9cdd5 mixed toward black.

#a2a9b7

#7b8599

#5b6374

#3c424e

#1e2127

Tints

Color #c9cdd5 mixed toward white.

#d2d5dc

#dbdee3

#e4e6ea

#edeef1

#f6f7f8

Tones

Color #c9cdd5 mixed toward gray.

#cacdd4

#cbced3

#ccced2

#cdced1

#cecfd0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbd3 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#cbcad3 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#c9d2d1 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9cdd5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9cdd5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9cdd5 (#c9cdd5) is rgb(201, 205, 213) in RGB.

No, #c9cdd5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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