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Hex #c9eaff

#c9eaff is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #c9eaff color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#c9eaff Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#c9eaff copy to clipboard
RGB	R 201 G 234 B 255 RGB (201, 234, 255) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 203.33 S 1 L 0.89
CMYK	C 21% M 8% Y 0% K 0%
Usage of blue	The color #c9eaff is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#c9eaff Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#c9eaff to RGB conversion

Red	201	201% RED
Green	234	234% GREEN
Blue	255	255% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(201, 234, 255); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(201, 234, 255); // for css background-color

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#c9eaff to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
21.18 %	8.24 %	0 %	0 %

#c9eaff to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
203.333	1	0.89

CSS code: color: hsl(203.3, 100%, 89%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #c9eaff

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color:	recommended
Usage for buttons:	watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #c9eaff

Tints and Shades of #c9eaff

Tints of #c9eaff		Shades of #c9eaff
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #c9eaff

This shows how text with the hex-color #c9eaff would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #c9eaff

Primary
#c9eaff (already open)

Secondary
#ffdec9

Tertiary
#ffffff

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Complementary Color: #ffdec9

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #c9eaff

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