#C9D7E9 Color

#C9D7E9 is rgb(201, 215, 233) in RGB and hsl(214, 42%, 85%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gainsboro. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9D7E9

HEX#C9D7E9

RGBrgb(201, 215, 233)

HSLhsl(214, 42%, 85%)

HSVhsv(214, 14%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(87.4% 0.029 254.7)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 8%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9D7E9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text14.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9D7E9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9D7E9 Complementary#E9DBC9 Analogous#C9E7E9 Analogous#CBC9E9 Triadic#E9C9D7 Triadic#D7E9C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9D7E9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0DCEC #D7E1EF #DEE7F2 #E2E9F3 #E9EFF6 #F1F4F9

Shades

#9DB6D7 #7599C7 #4A78B5 #3A5E8D #284162 #18273A

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