#9CA3E2 Color

#9CA3E2 is rgb(156, 163, 226) in RGB and hsl(234, 55%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CA3E2

HEX#9CA3E2

RGBrgb(156, 163, 226)

HSLhsl(234, 55%, 75%)

HSVhsv(234, 31%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.091 279)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 28%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CA3E2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.75:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CA3E2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CA3E2 Complementary#E2DB9C Analogous#9CC6E2 Analogous#B89CE2 Triadic#E29CA3 Triadic#A3E29C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CA3E2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8AEE6 #B8BDEA #C4C8EE #D0D3F1 #DBDEF5 #EBEDF9

Shades

#757ED7 #4D5ACB #3440B2 #273186 #1C225F #101437

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