#9CA8E2 Color

#9CA8E2 is rgb(156, 168, 226) in RGB and hsl(230, 55%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CA8E2

HEX#9CA8E2

RGBrgb(156, 168, 226)

HSLhsl(230, 55%, 75%)

HSVhsv(230, 31%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.085 275.1)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 26%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CA8E2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CA8E2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CA8E2 Complementary#E2D79C Analogous#9CCBE2 Analogous#B49CE2 Triadic#E29CA8 Triadic#A8E29C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CA8E2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8B2E6 #B8C0EA #C4CBEE #D0D5F1 #DBE0F5 #EBEEF9

Shades

#7585D7 #4D62CB #3449B2 #273786 #1C275F #101737

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