#c9ced7

Color #c9ced7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light blue.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 5.41 Nearest Tailwind class gray-300 #d1d5dc · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9ced7

RGB

rgb(201, 206, 215)

HSL

hsl(218.6, 14.9%, 81.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.6, 6.5%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 4.2%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(82.63, 0, -5.05)

LCH

lch(82.63, 5.05, 270)

OKLCH

oklch(85%, 0.0136, 262.41)

HWB

hwb(218.6, 78.8%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7d2c9

Analogous

#c9d5d7

#c9ced7

#cbc9d7

Triadic

#c9ced7

#d7c9ce

#ced7c9

Split-complementary

#c9ced7

#d7cbc9

#d5d7c9

Tetradic

#c9ced7

#d2c9d7

#d7d2c9

#ced7c9

Square

#c9ced7

#d7c9d5

#d7d2c9

#c9d7cb

Shades

Color #c9ced7 mixed toward black.

#a1aaba

#79869c

#596478

#3b4250

#1e2128

Tints

Color #c9ced7 mixed toward white.

#d2d6de

#dbdee4

#e4e7eb

#edeff2

#f6f7f8

Tones

Color #c9ced7 mixed toward gray.

#caced6

#cbcfd5

#cdcfd4

#cecfd2

#cfd0d1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbd5 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#cbcbd4 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#c9d3d3 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#cecece · ΔE 4.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9ced7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9ced7]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9ced7 (#c9ced7) is rgb(201, 206, 215) in RGB.

No, #c9ced7 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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