#c9ceec

Color #c9ceec

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.3 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-200 #c6d2ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c9ceec

RGB

rgb(201, 206, 236)

HSL

hsl(231.4, 47.9%, 85.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.4, 14.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 12.7%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(83.24, 4.23, -15.33)

LCH

lch(83.24, 15.9, 285.43)

OKLCH

oklch(85.7%, 0.0419, 277.96)

HWB

hwb(231.4, 78.8%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ece7c9

Analogous

#c9e0ec

#c9ceec

#d6c9ec

Triadic

#c9ceec

#ecc9ce

#ceecc9

Split-complementary

#c9ceec

#ecd6c9

#e0ecc9

Tetradic

#c9ceec

#e7c9ec

#ece7c9

#ceecc9

Square

#c9ceec

#ecc9e0

#ece7c9

#c9ecd6

Shades

Color #c9ceec mixed toward black.

#939dd9

#5d6cc6

#3948a2

#26306c

#131836

Tints

Color #c9ceec mixed toward white.

#d2d6ef

#dbdef2

#e4e7f6

#edeff9

#f6f7fc

Tones

Color #c9ceec mixed toward gray.

#ccd0e9

#cfd2e6

#d2d4e3

#d5d6e0

#d8d8dd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbe5 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#cbcbe4 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#c9e0de · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#cfcfcf · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9ceec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9ceec]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9ceec (#c9ceec) is rgb(201, 206, 236) in RGB.

No, #c9ceec 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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