#C9DBFF#C9DBFF
#C9DBFF is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.703; OKLCH L 89.0% C 0.053 H 264.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9DBFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 219, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 100%, 89%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 21%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.2%, 14.1%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.14, 1.43, -19.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.14, 19.56, 274.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.96% -0.0053 -0.0532) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.96% 0.053 264.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.4643, 70.2989, 104.6029) |
| Luminance | 0.7030 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 5.08
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 5.70
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 6.75
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 6.79
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 7.01
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 8.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9DBFF #FFEDC9
analogous
#C9F6FF #C9DBFF #D2C9FF
triadic
#C9DBFF #FFC9DB #DBFFC9
tetradic
#C9DBFF #FFC9F6 #FFEDC9 #C9FFD2
square
#C9DBFF #FFC9F6 #FFEDC9 #C9FFD2
split-complementary
#C9DBFF #FFD2C9 #F6FFC9
monochromatic
#4F89FF #8CB2FF #C9DBFF #E0EBFF #E0EBFF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.39
#C9DBFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.06
#C9DBFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9DBFF
15.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9DBFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9DBFF | 1.00 | 1.39 | 15.06 | 15.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0DDFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBD8FE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BCE2E7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9dbff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 219, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.0% 0.053 264.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dae6ff',
500: '#c9dbff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9dbff; $custom-light: #dae6ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9dbff",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 219,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220,
"s": 100,
"l": 89.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88956,
"c": 0.05343,
"h": 264.3
},
"luminance": 0.70301
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9DBFF
secondary
#E9C783
accent
#9900E6
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFCFF
border
#D4D5D7
text
#151518
muted
#848486