Powder Blue (Blue)

#C9ECEA

RGB: 201, 236, 234

Color OverviewHEX #C9ECEA

#C9ECEA Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #C9ECEA is composed of 79% red, 93% green, and 92% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 177°, saturation of 48%, and lightness of 86%.

HEX

#C9ECEA

RGB

201, 236, 234

HSL

177°, 48%, 86%

HSV

177°, 15%, 93%

CMYK

15%, 0%, 1%, 7%

Name Match

Powder Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #C9ECEA (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #C9ECEA (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #C9ECEA (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #C9ECEA

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #C9ECEA Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):1.26 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #C9ECEA Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):16.67 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #C9ECEA;
}

.element {
  color: #C9ECEA;
  background-color: #C9ECEA;
  border-color: #C9ECEA;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#C9ECEA] text-[#C9ECEA] border-[#C9ECEA]">
  Content styled with #C9ECEA
</div>