Information about #C9D2E9 color

#C9D2E9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C9D2E9 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 210, 233) — 78.8% red, 82.4% green, 91.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 9 / 0 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #C9D2E9 radiates an almost-white brightness. 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 near neighbor of Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1). Slightly further away sit Sweetwaters (#C3D1DF) and Soap (#CEC8EF).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 210, 233) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 13.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C9D2E9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C9D2E9 color variations

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

#C9D2E9 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 #C9D2E9

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

Soap color link
Soap

#CEC8EF

Hawkes Blue color link
Hawkes Blue

#D2DAED

Beau Blue color link
Beau Blue

#BCD4E6

Sonique color link
Sonique

#D5CEE2

Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Cut Glass color link
Cut Glass

#C9DBDC

Fog color link
Fog

#D5C7E8

Monroe Blue color link
Monroe Blue

#D3DFE8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9D2E9
  • RGB201, 210, 233
  • CMYK13, 9, 0, 9
  • CSSrgb(201, 210, 233)
  • HSL223°, 42%, 85%
  • HSL Precise223.125°, 42.105%, 85.098%
  • HSV223°, 14%, 91%
  • HSB223°, 14%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.824
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.824, 0.914)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.824, 0.914, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.824, 0.914)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDC9D2E9
  • DECIMAL ID13226729
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01