Information about #C9BBEC color

#C9BBEC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C9BBEC belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 187, 236) — 78.8% red, 73.3% green, 92.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 14 / 19 / 0 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C9BBEC reads as a clearly saturated blue-purple violet and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pale Light Grayish Indigo (#C4B8E7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pale Light Grayish Violet (#D0B8E7) and Vodka (#BFC0EE).

The recipe behind #C9BBEC is rgb(201, 187, 236), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C9BBEC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. No one has named #C9BBEC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C9BBEC color variations

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

#C9BBEC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9BBEC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9BBEC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9BBEC 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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#C9BBEC 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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#ECE1BB
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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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#BBECC9
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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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#BBECC9
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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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#BBECE1
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Nearest named colors to #C9BBEC

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

Pale Light Grayish Indigo color link
Pale Light Grayish Indigo

#C4B8E7

Pale Light Grayish Violet color link
Pale Light Grayish Violet

#D0B8E7

Vodka color link
Vodka

#BFC0EE

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

Soap color link
Soap

#CEC8EF

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Kinsey Reign color link
Kinsey Reign

#D4B0E7

Pastel Lavender color link
Pastel Lavender

#D7B4F3

Fog color link
Fog

#D5C7E8

Aesthetic Lavender color link
Aesthetic Lavender

#D5B0F3

Pale Light Grayish Blue color link
Pale Light Grayish Blue

#B8B8E7

Fairytale color link
Fairytale

#C6C4DB

#C9BBEC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9BBEC
  • RGB201, 187, 236
  • CMYK14, 19, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(201, 187, 236)
  • HSL257°, 56%, 83%
  • HSL Precise257.143°, 56.322%, 82.941%
  • HSV257°, 21%, 93%
  • HSB257°, 21%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.733, 0.925)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.733, 0.925, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.733, 0.925)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9BBEC
  • DECIMAL ID13220844
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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