What color is #C9D9FF?

#C9D9FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9D9FF?

The RGB value is 201, 217, 255: 201 red, 217 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9D9FF?

The complementary color is #FFEFC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9D9FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9D9FF color

#C9D9FF rgb(201, 217, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C9D9FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 85.1% green and 100% blue (201, 217, 255).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#C9D9FF color codes

HEX	`#C9D9FF`
RGB	`rgb(201, 217, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 85.1%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 21%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 15%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.63, 2.48, -20.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.63, 20.43, 276.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.946, 69.262, 104.43)`
Decimal	`13228543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9D9FF, 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 #C9D9FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9D9FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	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 #C9D9FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9d9ff; }
.text { color: #c9d9ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9d9ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 217 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9d9ff, #d4c9ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C9D9FF?: #C9D9FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9D9FF?: The RGB value is 201, 217, 255: 201 red, 217 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9D9FF?: The complementary color is #FFEFC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9D9FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.