#c9d4e8

Color #c9d4e8

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.6 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c9d4e8

RGB

rgb(201, 212, 232)

HSL

hsl(218.7, 40.3%, 84.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.7, 13.4%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.4%, 8.6%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(84.65, 0.23, -11.09)

LCH

lch(84.65, 11.09, 271.19)

OKLCH

oklch(86.8%, 0.0302, 262.57)

HWB

hwb(218.7, 78.8%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8ddc9

Analogous

#c9e4e8

#c9d4e8

#cdc9e8

Triadic

#c9d4e8

#e8c9d4

#d4e8c9

Split-complementary

#c9d4e8

#e8cdc9

#e4e8c9

Tetradic

#c9d4e8

#ddc9e8

#e8ddc9

#d4e8c9

Square

#c9d4e8

#e8c9e4

#e8ddc9

#c9e8cd

Shades

Color #c9d4e8 mixed toward black.

#96acd2

#6483bd

#416098

#2b4065

#162033

Tints

Color #c9d4e8 mixed toward white.

#d2dbec

#dbe2f0

#e4e9f4

#edf1f7

#f6f8fb

Tones

Color #c9d4e8 mixed toward gray.

#ccd5e5

#ced5e3

#d1d6e0

#d3d7de

#d6d8db

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cecee3 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#cdcce2 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#cae0df · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 8.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9d4e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9d4e8]

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

#c9d4e8 (#c9d4e8) is rgb(201, 212, 232) in RGB.

No, #c9d4e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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