#9CA6DD Color

#9CA6DD is rgb(156, 166, 221) in RGB and hsl(231, 49%, 74%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CA6DD

HEX#9CA6DD

RGBrgb(156, 166, 221)

HSLhsl(231, 49%, 74%)

HSVhsv(231, 29%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.08 276.3)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 25%, 0%, 13%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CA6DD 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 text8.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CA6DD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CA6DD Complementary#DDD39C Analogous#9CC6DD Analogous#B39CDD Triadic#DD9CA6 Triadic#A6DD9C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CA6DD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8B0E1 #B7BEE6 #C2C8EA #D1D6EF #DDE0F3 #ECEEF8

Shades

#7684D0 #5061C3 #394AA7 #2C3981 #1F285B #121735

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