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#9CACCE Color

#9CACCE is rgb(156, 172, 206) in RGB, hsl(221, 34%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 17%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9CACCE
HEX#9CACCE
RGBrgb(156, 172, 206)
HSLhsl(221, 34%, 71%)
HSVhsv(221, 24%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 17%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.052 265.3)
LABlab(69.97% -0.13 -19.35)
LCHlch(69.97% 19.35 269.61)

What #9CACCE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9CACCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 1.98Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 8.9Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 9.58Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 10.66Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 11.15Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 11.54

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#9CACCE Channel Values

How #9CACCE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 156 · G 172 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 34% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 24% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9CACCE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9CACCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9CACCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9CACCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9CACCE
Complementary
#CEBE9C
Analogous
#9CC5CE
Analogous
#A59CCE
Triadic
#CE9CAC
Triadic
#ACCE9C
Split comp.
#CEA59C
Split comp.
#C5CE9C

Tints & Shades of #9CACCE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AAB7D5
#B7C3DC
#C5CEE2
#CFD7E7
#DDE2EE
#EAEEF5

Shades

#7A8FBD
#5B75AE
#475E90
#384A71
#27334F
#181F30

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9CACCE.

How #9CACCE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9CACCE
Protanopia#A9A9CE
Protanomaly#A4AACE
Deuteranopia#A7A7CE
Deuteranomaly#A3A9CE
Tritanopia#96B1B1
Tritanomaly#99AFBD
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

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Using #9CACCE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9cacce: #9CACCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9CACCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9cacce': '#9CACCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.675, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_9cacce">#9CACCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9CACCE"

More Blue Colors

#9CACCE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9CACCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9CACCE?

#9CACCE is a light blue — rgb(156, 172, 206) in RGB and hsl(221, 34%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.98.

What is the RGB value of #9CACCE?

#9CACCE is rgb(156, 172, 206) — red 156, green 172, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9CACCE?

#9CACCE converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 17%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9CACCE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9CACCE scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9CACCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9CACCE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 9.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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