#C9D9E8 Color

#C9D9E8 is rgb(201, 217, 232) in RGB and hsl(209, 40%, 85%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gainsboro. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9D9E8

HEX#C9D9E8

RGBrgb(201, 217, 232)

HSLhsl(209, 40%, 85%)

HSVhsv(209, 13%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(87.8% 0.027 246.4)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 6%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9D9E8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.44:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text14.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9D9E8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9D9E8 Complementary#E8D8C9 Analogous#C9E8E8 Analogous#C9CAE8 Triadic#E8C9D9 Triadic#D9E8C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9D9E8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1DEEB #D8E3EE #DFE8F1 #E2EBF3 #EAF0F6 #F1F5F9

Shades

#9FBBD6 #779FC5 #4D81B3 #3C658B #294660 #182939

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