#c9d6f1

Color #c9d6f1

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.38 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-100 #e0e7ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c9d6f1

RGB

rgb(201, 214, 241)

HSL

hsl(220.5, 58.8%, 86.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.5, 16.6%, 94.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.6%, 11.2%, 0%, 5.5%)

LAB

lab(85.43, 1.05, -14.69)

LCH

lch(85.43, 14.73, 274.09)

OKLCH

oklch(87.5%, 0.04, 264.97)

HWB

hwb(220.5, 78.8%, 5.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f1e4c9

Analogous

#c9eaf1

#c9d6f1

#d0c9f1

Triadic

#c9d6f1

#f1c9d6

#d6f1c9

Split-complementary

#c9d6f1

#f1d0c9

#eaf1c9

Tetradic

#c9d6f1

#e4c9f1

#f1e4c9

#d6f1c9

Square

#c9d6f1

#f1c9ea

#f1e4c9

#c9f1d0

Shades

Color #c9d6f1 mixed toward black.

#8faae2

#547dd3

#2e58b0

#1e3b75

#0f1d3b

Tints

Color #c9d6f1 mixed toward white.

#d2ddf3

#dbe4f6

#e4ebf8

#edf1fa

#f6f8fd

Tones

Color #c9d6f1 mixed toward gray.

#ccd7ee

#d0d8ea

#d3dae7

#d6dbe4

#dadce0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cfcfeb · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#cecde9 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#cae6e5 · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#d5d5d5 · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9d6f1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9d6f1]

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

#c9d6f1 (#c9d6f1) is rgb(201, 214, 241) in RGB.

No, #c9d6f1 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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