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#C9DAF7 Color

#C9DAF7 is rgb(201, 218, 247) in RGB, hsl(218, 74%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C9DAF7
HEX#C9DAF7
RGBrgb(201, 218, 247)
HSLhsl(218, 74%, 88%)
HSVhsv(218, 19%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(88.5% 0.044 261.2)
LABlab(86.45% -1.45 -16.27)
LCHlch(86.45% 16.33 264.89)

What #C9DAF7 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C9DAF7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 5.26Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 6.73Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.06Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.36Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 8.54Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 9.42

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#C9DAF7 Channel Values

How #C9DAF7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 201 · G 218 · B 2478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 218° · S 74% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 218° · S 19% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C9DAF7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C9DAF7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C9DAF7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C9DAF7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C9DAF7
Complementary
#F7E6CA
Analogous
#CAF1F7
Analogous
#D0CAF7
Triadic
#F7CADA
Triadic
#DAF7CA
Split comp.
#F7D0CA
Split comp.
#F1F7CA

Tints & Shades of #C9DAF7

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CEDDF8
#D7E4F9
#DCE7FA
#E4EDFB
#E9F0FC
#F2F6FD

Shades

#95B6EF
#5F91E7
#2A6CDF
#1B52B1
#13397C
#0B2147

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C9DAF7.

How #C9DAF7 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C9DAF7
Protanopia#D7D7F7
Protanomaly#D2D8F7
Deuteranopia#D5D5F7
Deuteranomaly#D0D7F7
Tritanopia#C4DEDE
Tritanomaly#C6DCE8
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C9DAF7 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c9daf7: #C9DAF7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C9DAF7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c9daf7': '#C9DAF7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.855, blue: 0.969)
Android XML<color name="color_c9daf7">#C9DAF7</color>
SVG fillfill="#C9DAF7"

More Blue Colors

#C9DAF7 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C9DAF7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C9DAF7?

#C9DAF7 is a lightest blue — rgb(201, 218, 247) in RGB and hsl(218, 74%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #C9DAF7?

#C9DAF7 is rgb(201, 218, 247) — red 201, green 218, and blue 247 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C9DAF7?

#C9DAF7 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C9DAF7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C9DAF7 scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C9DAF7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C9DAF7 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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