#9BC5E4 Color

#9BC5E4 is rgb(155, 197, 228) in RGB and hsl(205, 57%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9BC5E4

HEX#9BC5E4

RGBrgb(155, 197, 228)

HSLhsl(205, 57%, 75%)

HSVhsv(205, 32%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.063 240.5)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 14%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9BC5E4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9BC5E4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9BC5E4 Complementary#E4B99B Analogous#9BE4DE Analogous#9BA1E4 Triadic#E49BC5 Triadic#C5E49B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9BC5E4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A7CCE7 #B7D5EB #C3DCEF #CFE3F2 #DBEAF5 #EBF3FA

Shades

#73AED9 #4B97CE #317EB4 #255F88 #1A4360 #0F2738

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