#c9cede

Color #c9cede

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.44 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c9cede

RGB

rgb(201, 206, 222)

HSL

hsl(225.7, 24.1%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.7, 9.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 7.2%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(82.82, 1.37, -8.49)

LCH

lch(82.82, 8.6, 279.17)

OKLCH

oklch(85.2%, 0.0228, 272.01)

HWB

hwb(225.7, 78.8%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ded9c9

Analogous

#c9d8de

#c9cede

#cec9de

Triadic

#c9cede

#dec9ce

#cedec9

Split-complementary

#c9cede

#decec9

#d8dec9

Tetradic

#c9cede

#d9c9de

#ded9c9

#cedec9

Square

#c9cede

#dec9d8

#ded9c9

#c9dece

Shades

Color #c9cede mixed toward black.

#9da6c3

#717fa8

#505c83

#353e57

#1b1f2c

Tints

Color #c9cede mixed toward white.

#d2d6e3

#dbdee9

#e4e6ee

#edeff4

#f6f7f9

Tones

Color #c9cede mixed toward gray.

#cbcfdc

#ccd0da

#ced1d9

#d0d2d7

#d2d2d5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbda · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#cbcbd9 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#c9d7d7 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#cecece · ΔE 7.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9cede;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9cede]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9cede (#c9cede) is rgb(201, 206, 222) in RGB.

No, #c9cede is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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