#c9d8e2

Color #c9d8e2

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 7.37 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9d8e2

RGB

rgb(201, 216, 226)

HSL

hsl(204, 30.1%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 11.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 4.4%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(85.51, -3.07, -6.63)

LCH

lch(85.51, 7.31, 245.15)

OKLCH

oklch(87.4%, 0.0213, 236.68)

HWB

hwb(204, 78.8%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2d3c9

Analogous

#c9e2df

#c9d8e2

#c9cbe2

Triadic

#c9d8e2

#e2c9d8

#d8e2c9

Split-complementary

#c9d8e2

#e2c9cb

#e2dfc9

Tetradic

#c9d8e2

#d3c9e2

#e2d3c9

#d8e2c9

Square

#c9d8e2

#dfc9e2

#e2d3c9

#cbe2c9

Shades

Color #c9d8e2 mixed toward black.

#9bb7c9

#6c95b0

#4b718b

#324b5d

#19262e

Tints

Color #c9d8e2 mixed toward white.

#d2dee7

#dbe5ec

#e4ebf0

#edf2f5

#f6f8fa

Tones

Color #c9d8e2 mixed toward gray.

#cbd8e0

#cdd7de

#cfd7dc

#d1d6da

#d3d6d8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d0d0e0 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#cfcedf · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#cadedd · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#d6d6d6 · ΔE 6.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9d8e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9d8e2]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#c9d8e2 (#c9d8e2) is rgb(201, 216, 226) in RGB.

No, #c9d8e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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