Information about #C9CEED color

#C9CEED color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C9CEED falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(201, 206, 237) — 78.8% red, 80.8% green, 92.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 12 / 0 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C9CEED is a pleasantly vivid classic blue that radiates an almost-white brightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Soap (#CEC8EF). Slightly further away sit Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1) and Fog (#D5C7E8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(201, 206, 237)), which gives #C9CEED its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C9CEED: 13.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. No one has named #C9CEED so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C9CEED color variations

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

#C9CEED color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C9CEED color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C9CEED color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#C9CEED 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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#C9CEED 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 #C9CEED

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

Hawkes Blue color link
Hawkes Blue

#D2DAED

Confederate Grey color link
Confederate Grey

#CBCBDE

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Beau Blue color link
Beau Blue

#BCD4E6

Sonique color link
Sonique

#D5CEE2

Vodka color link
Vodka

#BFC0EE

Blue Angel color link
Blue Angel

#B7CEEC

Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Pale Light Grayish Azure color link
Pale Light Grayish Azure

#B8D0E7

#C9CEED color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C9CEED
  • RGB201, 206, 237
  • CMYK14, 12, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(201, 206, 237)
  • HSL232°, 50%, 86%
  • HSL Precise231.667°, 50%, 85.882%
  • HSV232°, 15%, 93%
  • HSB232°, 15%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • GLSLvec3(0.788, 0.808, 0.929)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.788, 0.808, 0.929, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.788, 0.808, 0.929)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDC9CEED
  • DECIMAL ID13225709
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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