#C9C5D8 Color

#C9C5D8 is rgb(201, 197, 216) in RGB and hsl(253, 20%, 81%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Thistle. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9C5D8

HEX#C9C5D8

RGBrgb(201, 197, 216)

HSLhsl(253, 20%, 81%)

HSVhsv(253, 9%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(83.2% 0.027 295.5)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9C5D8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9C5D8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9C5D8 Complementary#D4D8C5 Analogous#C5CAD8 Analogous#D3C5D8 Triadic#D8C9C5 Triadic#C5D8C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9C5D8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CFCBDC #D7D4E2 #DDDAE7 #E5E3ED #EBEAF1 #F4F3F7

Shades

#AAA3C2 #8B82AB #6D6293 #544B71 #3B3550 #221F2E

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