#C9D1D8

Accessibility

AAA

13.6:1

Vs white / black

1.54:1 · 13.6:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#c9d1d8

RGB

rgb(201, 209, 216)

RGBA

rgba(201, 209, 216, 1)

HSL

hsl(208, 16%, 82%)

HSLA

hsla(208, 16%, 82%, 1)

HSV

hsv(208, 7%, 85%)

LAB

lab(83.43% -1.38 -4.4)

LCH

lch(83.43% 4.61 252.59)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8566 -0.0057 -0.0118)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8566 0.0131 244.22)

XYZ

xyz(59.28, 62.98, 73.98)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 15%)

CSS

color: #c9d1d8;

CSS variable

--color-c9d1d8: #c9d1d8;

SCSS

$color-c9d1d8: #c9d1d8;

JavaScript

const color = "#c9d1d8";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#c9d1d8";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#c9d1d8" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#c9d1d8", "rgb": { "r": 201, "g": 209, "b": 216 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8566 0.0131 244.22)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#c9d1d8-1: #c9d1d8;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

gray-300

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.07 · #D1D5DB

Nearest CSS named color

LightGray

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.45 · #D3D3D3

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-100

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.33 · #CFD8DC

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 9.75 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50eaf7ff 100ddeaf5 200cad6e1 300b3bfca 40097a3ad 5007c8892 60067727b 700505b64 8003b454e 900273039 950131c23

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fbfbfc f6f7f9 f2f4f5 edf0f2 e9ecef e4e8ec e0e4e8 dbe0e5 d7dde2 d2d9df ced5db c9d1d8 b8c0c6 a8aeb4 979da2 868b90 757a7e 65696c 54575a 434648 323436 212324 111112

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fbfbfc f6f7f9 f2f4f5 edf0f2 e9ecef e4e8ec e0e4e8 dbe0e5 d7dde2 d2d9df ced5db

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b8c0c6 a8aeb4 979da2 868b90 757a7e 65696c 54575a 434648 323436 212324 111112

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c3cad1 bdc4c9 b7bdc2 b1b6bb abafb3 a5a9ac 9ea2a5 989b9d 929496 8c8e8f 868787

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#C9D1D8Stop 1 #D8D1CAStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#CAD8D8Stop 1 #C9D1D8Stop 2 #CACAD8Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#C9D1D8Stop 1 #D8CAD2Stop 2 #D2D8CAStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#C9D1D8Stop 1 #D8CACAStop 2 #D8D8CAStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2B343BStop 1 #4B5A68Stop 2 #6B8194Stop 3 #97A7B4Stop 4 #C4CDD4Stop 5

Using this color

Where #c9d1d8 works

#C9D1D8 (#c9d1d8) sits in the light blue family at about 208° hue, 16% saturation, and 82% lightness. Contrast is 1.54:1 on white and 13.6:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: gray-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c9d1d8 as small body text on white — 1.54:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Openness, clarity, and communication. Soft and approachable for modern interfaces. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Light Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB Material Blue Grey 100#CFD8DC Tailwind slate 300#CBD5E1 Silver#BDC3C7 Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 LightGray#D3D3D3 Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 City Lights#DFE6E9 Gainsboro#DCDCDC Tailwind slate 200#E2E8F0 Soothing Breeze#B2BEC3