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#C9BDFE Color

#C9BDFE is rgb(201, 189, 254) in RGB, hsl(251, 97%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C9BDFE
HEX#C9BDFE
RGBrgb(201, 189, 254)
HSLhsl(251, 97%, 87%)
HSVhsv(251, 26%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 26%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(83.1% 0.091 292.8)
LABlab(79.32% 14.21 -30.70)
LCHlch(79.32% 33.83 294.84)

What #C9BDFE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C9BDFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 8.92Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 9.42Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 11.56Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.03Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 13.3Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 13.81

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#C9BDFE Channel Values

How #C9BDFE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 201 · G 189 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 97% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 26% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C9BDFE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C9BDFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C9BDFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C9BDFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C9BDFE
Complementary
#F2FEBE
Analogous
#BED2FE
Analogous
#EABEFE
Triadic
#FEC9BE
Triadic
#BEFEC9
Split comp.
#FEEABE
Split comp.
#D2FEBE

Tints & Shades of #C9BDFE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D2C8FE
#D6CDFE
#DED7FE
#E2DCFE
#EAE6FF
#EFEBFF

Shades

#9881FD
#6745FC
#3509FB
#2703C9
#1C028D
#100150

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C9BDFE.

How #C9BDFE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C9BDFE
Protanopia#BFBFFE
Protanomaly#C3BEFE
Deuteranopia#C1C1FE
Deuteranomaly#C4BFFE
Tritanopia#BFC7C7
Tritanomaly#C3C3DF
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C9BDFE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c9bdfe: #C9BDFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C9BDFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c9bdfe': '#C9BDFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.741, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_c9bdfe">#C9BDFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C9BDFE"

More Blue Colors

#C9BDFE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C9BDFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C9BDFE?

#C9BDFE is a lightest blue — rgb(201, 189, 254) in RGB and hsl(251, 97%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.92.

What is the RGB value of #C9BDFE?

#C9BDFE is rgb(201, 189, 254) — red 201, green 189, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C9BDFE?

#C9BDFE converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 26%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C9BDFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C9BDFE scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C9BDFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C9BDFE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 19.63, which is visibly different.

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