#c9d8f2

Color #c9d8f2

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.72 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c9d8f2

RGB

rgb(201, 216, 242)

HSL

hsl(218, 61.2%, 86.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 16.9%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.9%, 10.7%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(85.98, 0.21, -14.41)

LCH

lch(85.98, 14.41, 270.83)

OKLCH

oklch(87.9%, 0.0394, 261.54)

HWB

hwb(218, 78.8%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2e3c9

Analogous

#c9edf2

#c9d8f2

#cfc9f2

Triadic

#c9d8f2

#f2c9d8

#d8f2c9

Split-complementary

#c9d8f2

#f2cfc9

#edf2c9

Tetradic

#c9d8f2

#e3c9f2

#f2e3c9

#d8f2c9

Square

#c9d8f2

#f2c9ed

#f2e3c9

#c9f2cf

Shades

Color #c9d8f2 mixed toward black.

#8eade4

#5282d5

#2b5db3

#1d3e77

#0e1f3c

Tints

Color #c9d8f2 mixed toward white.

#d2dff4

#dbe5f6

#e4ecf9

#edf2fb

#f6f9fd

Tones

Color #c9d8f2 mixed toward gray.

#cdd9ef

#d0daeb

#d3dbe8

#d7dce4

#dadde1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d0d0ec · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#cfceeb · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#cae7e6 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#d7d7d7 · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9d8f2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9d8f2]

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

#c9d8f2 (#c9d8f2) is rgb(201, 216, 242) in RGB.

No, #c9d8f2 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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