#C9D9E9 Color

#C9D9E9 is rgb(201, 217, 233) in RGB and hsl(210, 42%, 85%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gainsboro. Black text is most readable on this background.

#C9D9E9

HEX#C9D9E9

RGBrgb(201, 217, 233)

HSLhsl(210, 42%, 85%)

HSVhsv(210, 14%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(87.8% 0.028 248.1)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 7%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #C9D9E9 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 text14.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #C9D9E9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#C9D9E9 Complementary#E9D9C9 Analogous#C9E9E9 Analogous#C9C9E9 Triadic#E9C9D9 Triadic#D9E9C9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #C9D9E9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0DEEC #D7E3EF #DEE8F2 #E2EBF3 #E9F0F6 #F1F5F9

Shades

#9DBAD7 #759EC7 #4A7FB5 #3A638D #284562 #18293A

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