Information about #C6D9E9 color

#C6D9E9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C6D9E9 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(198, 217, 233) — 77.6% red, 85.1% green, 91.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 6 / 0 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C6D9E9 reads as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Beau Blue (#BCD4E6). Slightly further away sit Pastel Sky (#BEDDF1) and Soft Light Blue (#C7E4EE).

In RGB terms — rgb(198, 217, 233) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 14.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C6D9E9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C6D9E9 color variations

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

#C6D9E9 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C6D9E9

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

Beau Blue color link
Beau Blue

#BCD4E6

Pastel Sky color link
Pastel Sky

#BEDDF1

Half Escape color link
Half Escape

#BADAE5

Hawkes Blue color link
Hawkes Blue

#D2DAED

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Cut Glass color link
Cut Glass

#C9DBDC

Onahau color link
Onahau

#C2E6EC

Monroe Blue color link
Monroe Blue

#D3DFE8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C6D9E9
  • RGB198, 217, 233
  • CMYK14, 6, 0, 9
  • CSSrgb(198, 217, 233)
  • HSL207°, 44%, 85%
  • HSL Precise207.429°, 44.304%, 84.51%
  • HSV207°, 15%, 91%
  • HSB207°, 15%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • GLSLvec3(0.776, 0.851, 0.914)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.776, 0.851, 0.914, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.776, 0.851, 0.914)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC6D9E9
  • DECIMAL ID13031913
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01