Information about #C9CDE8 color

#C9CDE8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C9CDE8 belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(201, 205, 232) (78.8% red, 80.4% green, 91% blue), or CMYK 12 / 11 / 0 / 9 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C9CDE8 presents itself as a clearly saturated deep-sea blue — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soap (#CEC8EF) and Confederate Grey (#CBCBDE).

The recipe behind #C9CDE8 is rgb(201, 205, 232), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C9CDE8 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. No one has named #C9CDE8 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C9CDE8 color variations

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

#C9CDE8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9CDE8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9CDE8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9CDE8 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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#C9CDE8 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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Dirty White

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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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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
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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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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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Dirty White

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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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Dirty White

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Nearest named colors to #C9CDE8

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

Light Periwinkle color link
Light Periwinkle

#C5CBE1

Soap color link
Soap

#CEC8EF

Confederate Grey color link
Confederate Grey

#CBCBDE

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Fog color link
Fog

#D5C7E8

Sonique color link
Sonique

#D5CEE2

Beau Blue color link
Beau Blue

#BCD4E6

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Fairytale color link
Fairytale

#C6C4DB

Link Water color link
Link Water

#C7CDD8

Hawkes Blue color link
Hawkes Blue

#D2DAED

#C9CDE8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9CDE8
  • RGB201, 205, 232
  • CMYK12, 11, 0, 9
  • CSSrgb(201, 205, 232)
  • HSL232°, 40%, 85%
  • HSL Precise232.258°, 40.26%, 84.902%
  • HSV232°, 13%, 91%
  • HSB232°, 13%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.910
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.804, 0.910)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.804, 0.910, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.804, 0.910)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9CDE8
  • DECIMAL ID13225448
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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