#9CA9DD Color

#9CA9DD is rgb(156, 169, 221) in RGB and hsl(228, 49%, 74%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CA9DD

HEX#9CA9DD

RGBrgb(156, 169, 221)

HSLhsl(228, 49%, 74%)

HSVhsv(228, 29%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.077 273.5)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 24%, 0%, 13%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CA9DD 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 text9.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CA9DD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CA9DD Complementary#DDD09C Analogous#9CCADD Analogous#B09CDD Triadic#DD9CA9 Triadic#A9DD9C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CA9DD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8B3E1 #B7C0E6 #C2CAEA #D1D7EF #DDE1F3 #ECEFF8

Shades

#7688D0 #5067C3 #394FA7 #2C3D81 #1F2B5B #121935

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