Information about #C9CDED color

#C9CDED color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C9CDED is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 205, 237) — 78.8% red, 80.4% green, 92.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 13 / 0 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C9CDED presents itself as a confidently colored deep-sea blue — one that is nearly as bright as white. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Soap (#CEC8EF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1) and Fog (#D5C7E8).

In RGB terms — rgb(201, 205, 237) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C9CDED background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#C9CDED color variations

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

#C9CDED color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9CDED color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9CDED color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9CDED 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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#C9CDED 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 #C9CDED

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

Soap color link
Soap

#CEC8EF

Light Periwinkle color link
Light Periwinkle

#C5CBE1

Fog color link
Fog

#D5C7E8

Confederate Grey color link
Confederate Grey

#CBCBDE

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Hawkes Blue color link
Hawkes Blue

#D2DAED

Sonique color link
Sonique

#D5CEE2

Beau Blue color link
Beau Blue

#BCD4E6

Vodka color link
Vodka

#BFC0EE

Zappo color link
Zappo

#C4C0E2

Blue Angel color link
Blue Angel

#B7CEEC

Pale Light Grayish Azure color link
Pale Light Grayish Azure

#B8D0E7

#C9CDED color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9CDED
  • RGB201, 205, 237
  • CMYK14, 13, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(201, 205, 237)
  • HSL233°, 50%, 86%
  • HSL Precise233.333°, 50%, 85.882%
  • HSV233°, 15%, 93%
  • HSB233°, 15%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.804, 0.929)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.804, 0.929, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.804, 0.929)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDC9CDED
  • DECIMAL ID13225453
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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