#c9d0e4

Color #c9d0e4

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.35 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9d0e4

RGB

rgb(201, 208, 228)

HSL

hsl(224.4, 33.3%, 84.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.4, 11.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 8.8%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(83.51, 1.52, -10.67)

LCH

lch(83.51, 10.78, 278.11)

OKLCH

oklch(85.8%, 0.0287, 270.4)

HWB

hwb(224.4, 78.8%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4ddc9

Analogous

#c9dde4

#c9d0e4

#cfc9e4

Triadic

#c9d0e4

#e4c9d0

#d0e4c9

Split-complementary

#c9d0e4

#e4cfc9

#dde4c9

Tetradic

#c9d0e4

#ddc9e4

#e4ddc9

#d0e4c9

Square

#c9d0e4

#e4c9dd

#e4ddc9

#c9e4cf

Shades

Color #c9d0e4 mixed toward black.

#99a7cc

#6a7db4

#485a8f

#303c5f

#181e30

Tints

Color #c9d0e4 mixed toward white.

#d2d8e8

#dbe0ed

#e4e7f1

#edeff6

#f6f7fa

Tones

Color #c9d0e4 mixed toward gray.

#cbd1e2

#cdd2df

#d0d3dd

#d2d4db

#d4d5d9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ccccdf · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#cccbde · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#c9dcdb · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#d0d0d0 · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9d0e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9d0e4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9d0e4 (#c9d0e4) is rgb(201, 208, 228) in RGB.

No, #c9d0e4 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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