#9CAAD8 Color

#9CAAD8 is rgb(156, 170, 216) in RGB and hsl(226, 43%, 73%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CAAD8

HEX#9CAAD8

RGBrgb(156, 170, 216)

HSLhsl(226, 43%, 73%)

HSVhsv(226, 28%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.068 271.5)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 21%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CAAD8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CAAD8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CAAD8 Complementary#D8CA9D Analogous#9DC8D8 Analogous#AC9DD8 Triadic#D89DAA Triadic#AAD89D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CAAD8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#ABB7DE #B6C0E2 #C5CDE8 #D0D6EC #DEE3F2 #E9ECF6

Shades

#788BC9 #546CBB #3F559D #31437C #232F58 #141C33

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