#9CA5E3 Color

#9CA5E3 is rgb(156, 165, 227) in RGB and hsl(232, 56%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CA5E3

HEX#9CA5E3

RGBrgb(156, 165, 227)

HSLhsl(232, 56%, 75%)

HSVhsv(232, 31%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.09 277.6)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 27%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CA5E3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.9:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CA5E3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CA5E3 Complementary#E3D99C Analogous#9CC9E3 Analogous#B69CE3 Triadic#E39CA5 Triadic#A5E39C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CA5E3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A7B0E6 #B7BEEB #C3C9EE #CFD4F2 #DBDFF5 #EBEDF9

Shades

#7481D8 #4C5DCD #3244B3 #263387 #1B245F #101538

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