#c9d3e2

Color #c9d3e2

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 8.56 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9d3e2

RGB

rgb(201, 211, 226)

HSL

hsl(216, 30.1%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 11.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 6.6%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(84.22, -0.46, -8.54)

LCH

lch(84.22, 8.55, 266.92)

OKLCH

oklch(86.4%, 0.0235, 258.45)

HWB

hwb(216, 78.8%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2d8c9

Analogous

#c9dfe2

#c9d3e2

#cbc9e2

Triadic

#c9d3e2

#e2c9d3

#d3e2c9

Split-complementary

#c9d3e2

#e2cbc9

#dfe2c9

Tetradic

#c9d3e2

#d8c9e2

#e2d8c9

#d3e2c9

Square

#c9d3e2

#e2c9df

#e2d8c9

#c9e2cb

Shades

Color #c9d3e2 mixed toward black.

#9badc9

#6c88b0

#4b648b

#32435d

#19212e

Tints

Color #c9d3e2 mixed toward white.

#d2dae7

#dbe2ec

#e4e9f0

#edf0f5

#f6f8fa

Tones

Color #c9d3e2 mixed toward gray.

#cbd3e0

#cdd4de

#cfd4dc

#d1d5da

#d3d5d8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcdde · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#cdccde · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#cadcdb · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9d3e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9d3e2]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9d3e2 (#c9d3e2) is rgb(201, 211, 226) in RGB.

No, #c9d3e2 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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