Information about #C9D3EB color

#C9D3EB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C9D3EB belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Luminous brightness. In numbers: rgb(201, 211, 235) (78.8% red, 82.7% green, 92.2% blue), or CMYK 13 / 9 / 0 / 8 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid azure, #C9D3EB glows at the very top of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Hawkes Blue (#D2DAED). Nearby in the Register you will also find Soap (#CEC8EF) and Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 211, 235) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C9D3EB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C9D3EB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C9D3EB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C9D3EB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9D3EB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9D3EB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9D3EB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C9D3EB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#EAE0C7
Eighth Pavlova

#EAE0C7

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#D2EAC7
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#E0C7EA
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#EAE0C7
Eighth Pavlova

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#EAC7E3
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#EAE0C7
Eighth Pavlova

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#C7EACE
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Nearest named colors to #C9D3EB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Hawkes Blue color link
Hawkes Blue

#D2DAED

Soap color link
Soap

#CEC8EF

Light Periwinkle color link
Light Periwinkle

#C5CBE1

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Beau Blue color link
Beau Blue

#BCD4E6

Confederate Grey color link
Confederate Grey

#CBCBDE

Sonique color link
Sonique

#D5CEE2

Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Monroe Blue color link
Monroe Blue

#D3DFE8

Pastel Sky color link
Pastel Sky

#BEDDF1

Cut Glass color link
Cut Glass

#C9DBDC

Columbia Blue color link
Columbia Blue

#B9D9EB

#C9D3EB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9D3EB
  • RGB201, 211, 235
  • CMYK13, 9, 0, 8
  • CSSrgb(201, 211, 235)
  • HSL222°, 46%, 85%
  • HSL Precise222.353°, 45.946%, 85.49%
  • HSV222°, 14%, 92%
  • HSB222°, 14%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.922
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.827, 0.922)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.827, 0.922, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.827, 0.922)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDC9D3EB
  • DECIMAL ID13226987
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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