#C9CEED#C9CEED
#C9CEED is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.627; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.043 H 278.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9CEED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 206, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 50%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 15%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.2%, 13.1%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.27, 4.44, -15.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.27, 16.43, 285.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.74% 0.0062 -0.0429) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.74% 0.043 278.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.4413, 62.6737, 88.9646) |
| Luminance | 0.6268 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 5.37
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 6.01
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 6.67
Lavender (CSS)
#E6E6FA
ΔE00 6.84
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 7.62
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 9.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9CEED #EDE8C9
analogous
#C9E0ED #C9CEED #D6C9ED
triadic
#C9CEED #EDC9CE #CEEDC9
tetradic
#C9CEED #EDC9E0 #EDE8C9 #C9EDD6
square
#C9CEED #EDC9E0 #EDE8C9 #C9EDD6
split-complementary
#C9CEED #EDD6C9 #E0EDC9
monochromatic
#6D7BCE #9BA4DE #C9CEED #E8EAF7 #E8EAF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.55
#C9CEED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.54
#C9CEED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9CEED
13.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9CEED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9CEED | 1.00 | 1.55 | 13.54 | 13.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6D1EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4CEEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1D3D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9ceed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 206, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.043 278.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9dcf2',
500: '#c9ceed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9ceed; $custom-light: #d9dcf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9ceed",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 206,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.667,
"s": 50,
"l": 85.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85737,
"c": 0.0433,
"h": 278.2
},
"luminance": 0.62675
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9CEED
secondary
#CAC290
accent
#A928BD
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFCFE
border
#D4D5D6
text
#141517
muted
#838485