Information about #C9BED5 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C9BED5 belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(201, 190, 213) — 78.8% red, 74.5% green, 83.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 9 / 0 / 16. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#C9BED5 is a gently muted violet that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lavender Gray (#C4C3D0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Fairytale (#C6C4DB) and Poet (#C0BCD4).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 190, 213) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C9BED5 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C9BED5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C9BED5 color variations

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

#C9BED5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9BED5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9BED5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9BED5 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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#C9BED5 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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Nearest named colors to #C9BED5

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

Lavender Gray color link
Lavender Gray

#C4C3D0

Fairytale color link
Fairytale

#C6C4DB

Poet color link
Poet

#C0BCD4

Prelude color link
Prelude

#CAB4D4

Heartbreaker color link
Heartbreaker

#C1C2DA

Melrose color link
Melrose

#C3B9DD

Lavender Grey color link
Lavender Grey

#BDBBD7

Breathless color link
Breathless

#C1C8D2

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

In The Mauve color link
In The Mauve

#CECBD1

Moon Raker color link
Moon Raker

#C0B2D7

#C9BED5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9BED5
  • RGB201, 190, 213
  • CMYK5, 9, 0, 16
  • CSSrgb(201, 190, 213)
  • HSL269°, 21%, 79%
  • HSL Precise268.696°, 21.495%, 79.02%
  • HSV269°, 11%, 84%
  • HSB269°, 11%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.745, 0.835)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.745, 0.835, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.745, 0.835)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB83.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC9BED5
  • DECIMAL ID13221589
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers309 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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