Information about #C9D2E2 color

#C9D2E2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9D2E2 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 210, 226) — 78.8% red, 82.4% green, 88.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 10 / 6 / 0 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned steel-blue azure, #C9D2E2 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 Sweetwaters (#C3D1DF). Slightly further away sit Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1) and Confederate Grey (#CBCBDE).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 210, 226) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9D2E2: 13.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C9D2E2 color variations

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

#C9D2E2 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9D2E2 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9D2E2 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9D2E2 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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#C9D2E2 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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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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#CADFE2
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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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#D3E2CA
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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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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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#CAE2CD
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Nearest named colors to #C9D2E2

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

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Light Periwinkle color link
Light Periwinkle

#C5CBE1

Confederate Grey color link
Confederate Grey

#CBCBDE

Cut Glass color link
Cut Glass

#C9DBDC

Link Water color link
Link Water

#C7CDD8

Sonique color link
Sonique

#D5CEE2

Breeze color link
Breeze

#CCDBD9

Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Aluminum Foil color link
Aluminum Foil

#D2D9DB

Beau Blue color link
Beau Blue

#BCD4E6

Zumthor color link
Zumthor

#CDD5D5

Metallic Platinum color link
Metallic Platinum

#D3D6D8

#C9D2E2 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9D2E2
  • RGB201, 210, 226
  • CMYK10, 6, 0, 11
  • CSSrgb(201, 210, 226)
  • HSL218°, 30%, 84%
  • HSL Precise218.4°, 30.12%, 83.725%
  • HSV218°, 11%, 89%
  • HSB218°, 11%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.824
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.824, 0.886)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.824, 0.886, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.824, 0.886)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB88.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9D2E2
  • DECIMAL ID13226722
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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