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#c9dcef

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

RGB
201, 220, 239
HSL
210°, 54%, 86%
CMYK
16, 8, 0, 6
Luminance
0.6984

Every format

HEX#c9dcef
RGBrgb(201, 220, 239)
HSLhsl(210, 54%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 8%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(86.9 -2.5 -11.4)
LCHlch(86.9 11.7 257.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.886 0.033 248.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c9dcef;
background-color: #c9dcef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c9dcef] bg-[#c9dcef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c9dcef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.788, green: 0.863, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c9dcef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c9dcef on white: 1.40:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c9dcef on black: 14.97:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red78.8%
Green86.3%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan15.9%
Magenta7.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#c9dcef text on a black background

contrast 14.97:1

Card sample

#c9dcef text on a white background

contrast 1.40:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c9dcef;
Background color
Panel with #c9dcef background
background-color: #c9dcef;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c9dcef;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(201, 220, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(201, 220, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c9dcef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9dcef, #CFC9EF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c9dcef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #c9dcef in the Color Lab