#c9e5ff

Color #c9e5ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Lavender #e6e6fa · ΔE 9.82 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9e5ff

RGB

rgb(201, 229, 255)

HSL

hsl(208.9, 100%, 89.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.9, 21.2%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.2%, 10.2%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(89.71, -3.78, -15.65)

LCH

lch(89.71, 16.1, 256.42)

OKLCH

oklch(91%, 0.0464, 246.36)

HWB

hwb(208.9, 78.8%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffe3c9

Analogous

#c9fffe

#c9e5ff

#c9caff

Triadic

#c9e5ff

#ffc9e5

#e5ffc9

Split-complementary

#c9e5ff

#ffc9ca

#fffec9

Tetradic

#c9e5ff

#e3c9ff

#ffe3c9

#e5ffc9

Square

#c9e5ff

#fec9ff

#ffe3c9

#caffc9

Shades

Color #c9e5ff mixed toward black.

#7dc0ff

#319cff

#0076e4

#004f98

#00274c

Tints

Color #c9e5ff mixed toward white.

#d2e9ff

#dbeeff

#e4f2ff

#edf6ff

#f6fbff

Tones

Color #c9e5ff mixed toward gray.

#cde5fa

#d2e5f6

#d6e4f1

#dbe4ed

#dfe4e8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d6d6f9 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#d4d2f8 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#cbf4f3 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#e2e2e2 · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9e5ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9e5ff]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#c9e5ff (#c9e5ff) is rgb(201, 229, 255) in RGB.

No, #c9e5ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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