What color is #C9CCDE?

#C9CCDE 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 #C9CCDE?

The RGB value is 201, 204, 222: 201 red, 204 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9CCDE?

The complementary color is #DEDBC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9CCDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9CCDE color

#C9CCDE rgb(201, 204, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9CCDE is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 80% green and 87.1% blue (201, 204, 222).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 24% 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 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#C9CCDE color codes

HEX	`#C9CCDE`
RGB	`rgb(201, 204, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 80%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 24%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.31, 2.43, -9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.31, 9.57, 284.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.862, 60.877, 77.742)`
Decimal	`13225182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9CCDE, 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 #C9CCDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9CCDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	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 #C9CCDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9ccde; }
.text { color: #c9ccde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9ccde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 204 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9ccde, #d0c9de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #C9CCDE?: #C9CCDE 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 #C9CCDE?: The RGB value is 201, 204, 222: 201 red, 204 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9CCDE?: The complementary color is #DEDBC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9CCDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.