#c9d2e2

Color #c9d2e2

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.47 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9d2e2

RGB

rgb(201, 210, 226)

HSL

hsl(218.4, 30.1%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.4, 11.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 7.1%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(83.97, 0.06, -8.93)

LCH

lch(83.97, 8.93, 270.38)

OKLCH

oklch(86.2%, 0.0242, 262.17)

HWB

hwb(218.4, 78.8%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2d9c9

Analogous

#c9dee2

#c9d2e2

#ccc9e2

Triadic

#c9d2e2

#e2c9d2

#d2e2c9

Split-complementary

#c9d2e2

#e2ccc9

#dee2c9

Tetradic

#c9d2e2

#d9c9e2

#e2d9c9

#d2e2c9

Square

#c9d2e2

#e2c9de

#e2d9c9

#c9e2cc

Shades

Color #c9d2e2 mixed toward black.

#9babc9

#6c85b0

#4b628b

#32415d

#19212e

Tints

Color #c9d2e2 mixed toward white.

#d2d9e7

#dbe1ec

#e4e8f0

#edf0f5

#f6f7fa

Tones

Color #c9d2e2 mixed toward gray.

#cbd3e0

#cdd3de

#cfd4dc

#d1d4da

#d3d5d8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcdde · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#ccccdd · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#c9dbdb · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#d1d1d1 · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9d2e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9d2e2]

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

#c9d2e2 (#c9d2e2) is rgb(201, 210, 226) in RGB.

No, #c9d2e2 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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