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#c9daff

a pale, electric blue · cool · closest name: lavender

RGB
201, 218, 255
HSL
221°, 100%, 89%
CMYK
21, 15, 0, 0
Luminance
0.6978

Every format

HEX#c9daff
RGBrgb(201, 218, 255)
HSLhsl(221, 100%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 15%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(86.9 2.0 -19.9)
LCHlch(86.9 20.0 275.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.888 0.054 265.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c9daff;
background-color: #c9daff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c9daff] bg-[#c9daff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c9daff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.788, green: 0.855, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c9daff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c9daff on white: 1.40:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c9daff on black: 14.96:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red78.8%
Green85.5%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan21.2%
Magenta14.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#c9daff text on a black background

contrast 14.96:1

Card sample

#c9daff text on a white background

contrast 1.40:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c9daff;
Background color
Panel with #c9daff background
background-color: #c9daff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c9daff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(201, 218, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(201, 218, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c9daff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9daff, #DCC9FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c9daff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #c9daff in the Color Lab