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#9BAECA Color

#9BAECA is rgb(155, 174, 202) in RGB, hsl(216, 31%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 14%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9BAECA
HEX#9BAECA
RGBrgb(155, 174, 202)
HSLhsl(216, 31%, 70%)
HSVhsv(216, 23%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 14%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.046 258)
LABlab(70.33% -2.19 -16.65)
LCHlch(70.33% 16.79 262.49)

What #9BAECA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9BAECA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 4.68Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.06Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 8.45Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 9.11Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 9.85Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 10.68

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#9BAECA Channel Values

How #9BAECA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 155 · G 174 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 216° · S 31% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 216° · S 23% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9BAECA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9BAECA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9BAECA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9BAECA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9BAECA
Complementary
#CAB79B
Analogous
#9BC5CA
Analogous
#A09BCA
Triadic
#CA9BAE
Triadic
#AECA9B
Split comp.
#CAA09B
Split comp.
#C5CA9B

Tints & Shades of #9BAECA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8B9D1
#B6C3D8
#C3CEDF
#D0D9E6
#DEE4ED
#EBEFF4

Shades

#7D95BA
#5B7AA9
#4A648C
#384D6B
#28374D
#171F2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9BAECA.

How #9BAECA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9BAECA
Protanopia#ABABCA
Protanomaly#A5ACCA
Deuteranopia#A8A8CA
Deuteranomaly#A3AACA
Tritanopia#96B2B2
Tritanomaly#98B0BC
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

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Using #9BAECA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9baeca: #9BAECA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9BAECA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9baeca': '#9BAECA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.608, green: 0.682, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_9baeca">#9BAECA</color>
SVG fillfill="#9BAECA"

More Blue Colors

#9BAECA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9BAECA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9BAECA?

#9BAECA is a light blue — rgb(155, 174, 202) in RGB and hsl(216, 31%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.68.

What is the RGB value of #9BAECA?

#9BAECA is rgb(155, 174, 202) — red 155, green 174, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9BAECA?

#9BAECA converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 14%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9BAECA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9BAECA scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9BAECA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9BAECA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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