#c9d3e4

Color #c9d3e4

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.24 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c9d3e4

RGB

rgb(201, 211, 228)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 33.3%, 84.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 11.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 7.5%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(84.28, -0.06, -9.52)

LCH

lch(84.28, 9.52, 269.64)

OKLCH

oklch(86.4%, 0.0259, 261.12)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 78.8%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4dac9

Analogous

#c9e0e4

#c9d3e4

#ccc9e4

Triadic

#c9d3e4

#e4c9d3

#d3e4c9

Split-complementary

#c9d3e4

#e4ccc9

#e0e4c9

Tetradic

#c9d3e4

#dac9e4

#e4dac9

#d3e4c9

Square

#c9d3e4

#e4c9e0

#e4dac9

#c9e4cc

Shades

Color #c9d3e4 mixed toward black.

#99accc

#6a85b4

#48628f

#30415f

#182130

Tints

Color #c9d3e4 mixed toward white.

#d2dae8

#dbe2ed

#e4e9f1

#edf0f6

#f6f8fa

Tones

Color #c9d3e4 mixed toward gray.

#cbd4e2

#cdd4df

#d0d5dd

#d2d5db

#d4d6d9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcde0 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#cdccdf · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#cadddc · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#d2d2d2 · ΔE 7.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9d3e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9d3e4]

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

#c9d3e4 (#c9d3e4) is rgb(201, 211, 228) in RGB.

No, #c9d3e4 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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