Information about #C9EEFB color

#C9EEFB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C9EEFB belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Luminous brightness. In numbers: rgb(201, 238, 251) (78.8% red, 93.3% green, 98.4% blue), or CMYK 20 / 5 / 0 / 2 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C9EEFB presents itself as a maximally vivid steel-blue azure — 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 almost identical to Soft Sky Blue (#C1F1FF). Nearby in the Register you will also find Water (#D4F1F9) and Pale Arctic Blue (#C2F7FF).

The recipe behind #C9EEFB is rgb(201, 238, 251), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C9EEFB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 17.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.2:1. #C9EEFB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C9EEFB color variations

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

#C9EEFB 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 #C9EEFB

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#C9EEFB
  • RGB201, 238, 251
  • CMYK20, 5, 0, 2
  • CSSrgb(201, 238, 251)
  • HSL196°, 86%, 89%
  • HSL Precise195.6°, 86.207%, 88.627%
  • HSV196°, 20%, 98%
  • HSB196°, 20%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.984
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.933, 0.984)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.933, 0.984, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.933, 0.984)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB98.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDC9EEFB
  • DECIMAL ID13233915
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01