Information about #C9BECB color

#C9BECB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9BECB falls into the Magenta Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 190, 203) — 78.8% red, 74.5% green, 79.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 5 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #C9BECB reads as a gently muted magenta and floats near the light end of the scale. 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 hair away from I Do (#CCBCC6). Nearby in the Register you will also find Surf Spray Grey (#C8C4C5) and Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 190, 203) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C9BECB color variations

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

#C9BECB 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 #C9BECB

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

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Half Rakaia color link
Half Rakaia

#CCC9C8

Flotsam color link
Flotsam

#C8C4C0

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Whiteout color link
Whiteout

#CECAC8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9BECB
  • RGB201, 190, 203
  • CMYK1, 5, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(201, 190, 203)
  • HSL291°, 11%, 77%
  • HSL Precise290.769°, 11.111%, 77.059%
  • HSV291°, 6%, 80%
  • HSB291°, 6%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.745, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.745, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.745, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9BECB
  • DECIMAL ID13221579
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01