What color is #C9DCE6?

#C9DCE6 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Breath of Fresh Air. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9DCE6?

The RGB value is 201, 220, 230: 201 red, 220 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9DCE6?

The complementary color is #E6D3C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9DCE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9DCE6 color

#C9DCE6 rgb(201, 220, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C9DCE6 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 86.3% green and 90.2% blue (201, 220, 230).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 37% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Fresh Air (#C7DBE4), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.86:1).

#C9DCE6 color codes

HEX	`#C9DCE6`
RGB	`rgb(201, 220, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 86.3%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 37%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 13%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.66, -4.35, -7.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.66, 8.28, 238.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.96, 69.316, 84.857)`
Decimal	`13229286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9DCE6, 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 #C9DCE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9DCE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.86:1	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 #C9DCE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9dce6; }
.text { color: #c9dce6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9dce6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 220 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9dce6, #c9cee6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C9DCE6?: #C9DCE6 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Breath of Fresh Air. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9DCE6?: The RGB value is 201, 220, 230: 201 red, 220 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9DCE6?: The complementary color is #E6D3C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9DCE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.