#c9d3ed

Color #c9d3ed

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.95 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-100 #e0e7ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c9d3ed

RGB

rgb(201, 211, 237)

HSL

hsl(223.3, 50%, 85.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.3, 15.2%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 11%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(84.55, 1.79, -13.91)

LCH

lch(84.55, 14.02, 277.33)

OKLCH

oklch(86.7%, 0.0376, 268.93)

HWB

hwb(223.3, 78.8%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ede3c9

Analogous

#c9e5ed

#c9d3ed

#d1c9ed

Triadic

#c9d3ed

#edc9d3

#d3edc9

Split-complementary

#c9d3ed

#edd1c9

#e5edc9

Tetradic

#c9d3ed

#e3c9ed

#ede3c9

#d3edc9

Square

#c9d3ed

#edc9e5

#ede3c9

#c9edd1

Shades

Color #c9d3ed mixed toward black.

#92a6db

#5c7ac9

#3755a4

#25396e

#121c37

Tints

Color #c9d3ed mixed toward white.

#d2daf0

#dbe2f3

#e4e9f6

#edf0f9

#f6f8fc

Tones

Color #c9d3ed mixed toward gray.

#ccd4ea

#cfd6e7

#d2d7e4

#d5d8e1

#d8dade

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcde7 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#cdcce6 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#cae2e1 · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9d3ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9d3ed]

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

#c9d3ed (#c9d3ed) is rgb(201, 211, 237) in RGB.

No, #c9d3ed 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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