#C9CDFD#C9CDFD
#C9CDFD is a very light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.632; OKLCH L 86.1% C 0.067 H 281.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9CDFD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 205, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 93%, 89%) |
| HSV | hsv(235, 21%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.6%, 19%, 0%, 0.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.53, 8.41, -23.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.53, 25.36, 289.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.11% 0.0129 -0.0654) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.11% 0.067 281.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.6440, 63.1709, 101.7495) |
| Luminance | 0.6317 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 1.22
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 2.20
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 7.95
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 8.16
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 8.77
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 8.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9CDFD #FDF9C9
analogous
#C9E7FD #C9CDFD #DFC9FD
triadic
#C9CDFD #FDC9CD #CDFDC9
tetradic
#C9CDFD #FDC9E7 #FDF9C9 #C9FDDF
square
#C9CDFD #FDC9E7 #FDF9C9 #C9FDDF
split-complementary
#C9CDFD #FDDFC9 #E7FDC9
monochromatic
#5360F9 #8E96FB #C9CDFD #E1E4FE #E1E4FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#C9CDFD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.63
#C9CDFD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9CDFD
13.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9CDFD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9CDFD | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.63 | 13.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1D2FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BECFFC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDD5DD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9cdfd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 205, 253); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.1% 0.067 281.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dadcfe',
500: '#c9cdfd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9cdfd; $custom-light: #dadcfe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9cdfd",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 205,
"b": 253
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.385,
"s": 92.857,
"l": 89.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86112,
"c": 0.06666,
"h": 281.2
},
"luminance": 0.63172
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9CDFD
secondary
#E5DE85
accent
#D400E6
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFF
border
#D4D4D7
text
#151517
muted
#848485