#c9d5ed

Color #c9d5ed

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.22 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9d5ed

RGB

rgb(201, 213, 237)

HSL

hsl(220, 50%, 85.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 15.2%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 10.1%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(85.06, 0.74, -13.14)

LCH

lch(85.06, 13.16, 273.22)

OKLCH

oklch(87.1%, 0.0357, 264.37)

HWB

hwb(220, 78.8%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ede1c9

Analogous

#c9e7ed

#c9d5ed

#cfc9ed

Triadic

#c9d5ed

#edc9d5

#d5edc9

Split-complementary

#c9d5ed

#edcfc9

#e7edc9

Tetradic

#c9d5ed

#e1c9ed

#ede1c9

#d5edc9

Square

#c9d5ed

#edc9e7

#ede1c9

#c9edcf

Shades

Color #c9d5ed mixed toward black.

#92aadb

#5c80c9

#375ba4

#253d6e

#121e37

Tints

Color #c9d5ed mixed toward white.

#d2dcf0

#dbe3f3

#e4eaf6

#edf1f9

#f6f8fc

Tones

Color #c9d5ed mixed toward gray.

#ccd6ea

#cfd7e7

#d2d8e4

#d5d9e1

#d8dade

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cecee7 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#cecde6 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#cae3e2 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9d5ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9d5ed]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#c9d5ed (#c9d5ed) is rgb(201, 213, 237) in RGB.

No, #c9d5ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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