#C9CAE8 Color

#C9CAE8 is rgb(201, 202, 232) in RGB and hsl(238, 40%, 85%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Thistle. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9CAE8

HEX#C9CAE8

RGBrgb(201, 202, 232)

HSLhsl(238, 40%, 85%)

HSVhsv(238, 13%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(84.8% 0.042 284)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9CAE8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.6:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text13.1:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9CAE8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9CAE8 Complementary#E8E7C9 Analogous#C9DAE8 Analogous#D8C9E8 Triadic#E8C9CA Triadic#CAE8C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9CAE8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1D1EB #D8D8EE #DFDFF1 #E2E3F3 #EAEAF6 #F1F1F9

Shades

#9FA0D6 #777AC5 #4D50B3 #3C3E8B #292B60 #181A39

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