Information about #C9DDEA color

#C9DDEA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C9DDEA belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Luminous brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 221, 234) — 78.8% red, 86.7% green, 91.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 13 / 5 / 0 / 8. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C9DDEA is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure that is nearly as bright as white. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Soft Light Blue (#C7E4EE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Heavenly Meadow (#CDE5E8) and Hawkes Blue (#D2DAED).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 221, 234) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C9DDEA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. No one has named #C9DDEA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C9DDEA color variations

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

#C9DDEA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9DDEA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9DDEA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9DDEA 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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#C9DDEA 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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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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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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#CBEAC8
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Nearest named colors to #C9DDEA

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

Soft Light Blue color link
Soft Light Blue

#C7E4EE

Heavenly Meadow color link
Heavenly Meadow

#CDE5E8

Hawkes Blue color link
Hawkes Blue

#D2DAED

Monroe Blue color link
Monroe Blue

#D3DFE8

Mabel color link
Mabel

#CBE8E8

Onahau color link
Onahau

#C2E6EC

Jagged Ice color link
Jagged Ice

#CAE7E2

Pastel Sky color link
Pastel Sky

#BEDDF1

Dreamer color link
Dreamer

#D3E5EF

Cut Glass color link
Cut Glass

#C9DBDC

Foam color link
Foam

#D0EAE8

Oyster Bay color link
Oyster Bay

#D1EAEA

#C9DDEA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9DDEA
  • RGB201, 221, 234
  • CMYK13, 5, 0, 8
  • CSSrgb(201, 221, 234)
  • HSL204°, 44%, 85%
  • HSL Precise203.636°, 44%, 85.294%
  • HSV204°, 14%, 92%
  • HSB204°, 14%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.918
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.867, 0.918)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.867, 0.918, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.867, 0.918)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDC9DDEA
  • DECIMAL ID13229546
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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