Information about #C9EDF8 color

#C9EDF8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C9EDF8 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with High Saturation and Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 237, 248) — 78.8% red, 92.9% green, 97.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 4 / 0 / 3. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C9EDF8 presents itself as a vivid, lively cyan — one that glows at the very top of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Soft Sky Blue (#C1F1FF). Nearby in the Register you will also find Water (#D4F1F9) and Pale Blue Lily (#CFECEC).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(201, 237, 248)), which gives #C9EDF8 its character. If you plan to put text on a #C9EDF8 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 17.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C9EDF8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C9EDF8 color variations

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

#C9EDF8 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 #C9EDF8

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9EDF8
  • RGB201, 237, 248
  • CMYK18, 4, 0, 3
  • CSSrgb(201, 237, 248)
  • HSL194°, 77%, 88%
  • HSL Precise194.043°, 77.049%, 88.039%
  • HSV194°, 19%, 97%
  • HSB194°, 19%, 97%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.973
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.929, 0.973)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.929, 0.973, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.929, 0.973)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB97.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDC9EDF8
  • DECIMAL ID13233656
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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