#c9e1e7

Color #c9e1e7

A muted very light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 7.97 Nearest Tailwind class sky-100 #dff2fe · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c9e1e7

RGB

rgb(201, 225, 231)

HSL

hsl(192, 38.5%, 84.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192, 13%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 2.6%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(87.99, -6.72, -5.62)

LCH

lch(87.99, 8.76, 219.91)

OKLCH

oklch(89.4%, 0.0268, 214.52)

HWB

hwb(192, 78.8%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7cfc9

Analogous

#c9e7de

#c9e1e7

#c9d2e7

Triadic

#c9e1e7

#e7c9e1

#e1e7c9

Split-complementary

#c9e1e7

#e7c9d2

#e7dec9

Tetradic

#c9e1e7

#cfc9e7

#e7cfc9

#e1e7c9

Square

#c9e1e7

#dec9e7

#e7cfc9

#d2e7c9

Shades

Color #c9e1e7 mixed toward black.

#97c5d1

#65aabb

#428596

#2c5964

#162c32

Tints

Color #c9e1e7 mixed toward white.

#d2e6eb

#dbebef

#e4f0f3

#edf5f7

#f6fafb

Tones

Color #c9e1e7 mixed toward gray.

#cbdfe5

#cedee2

#d0dcdf

#d3dbdd

#d5d9da

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d4d4e6 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#d2d1e5 · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#cae4e4 · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#dddddd · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9e1e7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9e1e7]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#c9e1e7 (#c9e1e7) is rgb(201, 225, 231) in RGB.

No, #c9e1e7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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