What color is #C9C8DA?

#C9C8DA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9C8DA?

The RGB value is 201, 200, 218: 201 red, 200 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9C8DA?

The complementary color is #D9DAC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9C8DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9C8DA color

#C9C8DA rgb(201, 200, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9C8DA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 78.4% green and 85.5% blue (201, 200, 218).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 20% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#C9C8DA color codes

HEX	`#C9C8DA`
RGB	`rgb(201, 200, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 78.4%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 20%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 8%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.17, 3.76, -8.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.17, 9.57, 293.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.394, 58.788, 74.64)`
Decimal	`13224154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9C8DA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C9C8DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9C8DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C9C8DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9c8da; }
.text { color: #c9c8da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9c8da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 200 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9c8da, #d2c8da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C9C8DA?: #C9C8DA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9C8DA?: The RGB value is 201, 200, 218: 201 red, 200 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9C8DA?: The complementary color is #D9DAC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9C8DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.