Information about #C9BCCB color

#C9BCCB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9BCCB falls into the Magenta Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 188, 203) — 78.8% red, 73.7% green, 79.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 6 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned electric magenta, #C9BCCB has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to I Do (#CCBCC6). Slightly further away sit Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0) and Surf Spray Grey (#C8C4C5).

The recipe behind #C9BCCB is rgb(201, 188, 203), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9BCCB: 11.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C9BCCB color variations

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

#C9BCCB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9BCCB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#A690A9

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#816685

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#564458

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#2B222C

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Black

#000000

#C9BCCB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#ADA2AF

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#8F8A90

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Grey

#808080

#C9BCCB 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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#CBBCC1

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#C3BCCB

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#BDBCCB

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#BCC1CB

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#C9BCCB 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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#BFCCBD
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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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#BDCCC2
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#C6CCBD
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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
#CCBDC6
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#C2BDCC
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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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#CCCABD
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#BDCCCA
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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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#CCBDBF
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#BFCCBD
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#BDCCCA
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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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#CCC2BD
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#BFCCBD
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#BDC6CC
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Nearest named colors to #C9BCCB

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

I Do color link
I Do

#CCBCC6

Lavender Gray color link
Lavender Gray

#C4C3D0

Surf Spray Grey color link
Surf Spray Grey

#C8C4C5

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Prelude color link
Prelude

#CAB4D4

Triple Athens Grey color link
Triple Athens Grey

#C2C5C6

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Double Concrete color link
Double Concrete

#C5C5C3

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Quarter Silver Chalice color link
Quarter Silver Chalice

#C7C8C6

Flotsam color link
Flotsam

#C8C4C0

Half Rakaia color link
Half Rakaia

#CCC9C8

#C9BCCB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9BCCB
  • RGB201, 188, 203
  • CMYK1, 6, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(201, 188, 203)
  • HSL292°, 13%, 77%
  • HSL Precise292°, 12.605%, 76.667%
  • HSV292°, 7%, 80%
  • HSB292°, 7%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.737, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.737, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.737, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9BCCB
  • DECIMAL ID13221067
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers38 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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