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Information about #C9C0D3 color

#C9C0D3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9C0D3 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 192, 211) — 78.8% red, 75.3% green, 82.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 7 / 0 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned twilight violet, #C9C0D3 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 Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0). Slightly further away sit Fairytale (#C6C4DB) and Poet (#C0BCD4).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 192, 211) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9C0D3: 12.0:1 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.

#C9C0D3 color variations

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

#C9C0D3 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 #C9C0D3

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

Fairytale color link
Fairytale

#C6C4DB

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Breathless color link
Breathless

#C1C8D2

Prelude color link
Prelude

#CAB4D4

In The Mauve color link
In The Mauve

#CECBD1

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

I Do color link
I Do

#CCBCC6

Link Water color link
Link Water

#C7CDD8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9C0D3
  • RGB201, 192, 211
  • CMYK4, 7, 0, 17
  • CSSrgb(201, 192, 211)
  • HSL268°, 18%, 79%
  • HSL Precise268.421°, 17.757%, 79.02%
  • HSV268°, 9%, 83%
  • HSB268°, 9%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.753, 0.827)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.753, 0.827, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.753, 0.827)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB82.7%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9C0D3
  • DECIMAL ID13222099
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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