What color is #C9CBDD?

#C9CBDD is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9CBDD?

The RGB value is 201, 203, 221: 201 red, 203 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9CBDD?

The complementary color is #DDDBC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9CBDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9CBDD color

#C9CBDD rgb(201, 203, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9CBDD is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 79.6% green and 86.7% blue (201, 203, 221).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 23% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#C9CBDD color codes

HEX	`#C9CBDD`
RGB	`rgb(201, 203, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 79.6%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 23%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.03, 2.76, -9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.03, 9.55, 286.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.492, 60.349, 76.96)`
Decimal	`13224925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9CBDD, 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 #C9CBDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9CBDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	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 #C9CBDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9cbdd; }
.text { color: #c9cbdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9cbdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 203 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9cbdd, #d1c9dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #C9CBDD?: #C9CBDD is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9CBDD?: The RGB value is 201, 203, 221: 201 red, 203 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9CBDD?: The complementary color is #DDDBC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9CBDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.