#C9CDE8 Color

#C9CDE8 is rgb(201, 205, 232) in RGB and hsl(232, 40%, 85%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9CDE8

HEX#C9CDE8

RGBrgb(201, 205, 232)

HSLhsl(232, 40%, 85%)

HSVhsv(232, 13%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(85.4% 0.038 278.9)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9CDE8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text13.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9CDE8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9CDE8 Complementary#E8E4C9 Analogous#C9DDE8 Analogous#D5C9E8 Triadic#E8C9CE Triadic#CEE8C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9CDE8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1D4EB #D8DBEE #DFE1F1 #E2E5F3 #EAEBF6 #F1F2F9

Shades

#9FA6D6 #7782C5 #4D5AB3 #3C468B #293160 #181D39

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