#C9CEE9 Color

#C9CEE9 is rgb(201, 206, 233) in RGB and hsl(231, 42%, 85%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9CEE9

HEX#C9CEE9

RGBrgb(201, 206, 233)

HSLhsl(231, 42%, 85%)

HSVhsv(231, 14%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(85.6% 0.038 277.3)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9CEE9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.56:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text13.49:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9CEE9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9CEE9 Complementary#E9E4C9 Analogous#C9DEE9 Analogous#D4C9E9 Triadic#E9C9CE Triadic#CEE9C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9CEE9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0D4EC #D7DBEF #DEE1F2 #E2E5F3 #E9EBF6 #F1F2F9

Shades

#9DA6D7 #7582C7 #4A5AB5 #3A468D #283162 #181D3A

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