Information about #C9C1DA color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #C9C1DA reads as a moderately toned 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 Fairytale (#C6C4DB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Heartbreaker (#C1C2DA) and Zappo (#C4C0E2).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(201, 193, 218)), which gives #C9C1DA its character. If you plan to put text on a #C9C1DA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. No one has named #C9C1DA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#C9C1DA color variations
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#C9C1DA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C9C1DA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C9C1DA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C9C1DA color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C9C1DA 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #C9C1DA color
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Nearest named colors to #C9C1DA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C6C4DB
#C1C2DA
#C4C0E2
#C3B9DD
#CBCBDE
#C4C3D0
#C0BCD4
#C7CDD8
#C5CBE1
#C1C8D2
#BDBBD7
#CAB4D4
#C9C1DA color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C9C1DA
- RGB201, 193, 218
- CMYK7, 10, 0, 15
- CSSrgb(201, 193, 218)
- HSL259°, 25%, 81%
- HSL Precise259.2°, 25.253%, 80.588%
- HSV259°, 11%, 85%
- HSB259°, 11%, 85%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.855
- GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.757, 0.855)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.757, 0.855, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.757, 0.855)
- Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB85.5%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDC9C1DA
- DECIMAL ID13222362
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
