#9CB3D8 Color

#9CB3D8 is rgb(156, 179, 216) in RGB and hsl(217, 43%, 73%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CB3D8

HEX#9CB3D8

RGBrgb(156, 179, 216)

HSLhsl(217, 43%, 73%)

HSVhsv(217, 28%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.059 259.9)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 17%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CB3D8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CB3D8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CB3D8 Complementary#D8C19D Analogous#9DD1D8 Analogous#A39DD8 Triadic#D89DB3 Triadic#B3D89D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CB3D8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#ABBEDE #B6C7E2 #C5D2E8 #D0DBEC #DEE6F2 #E9EEF6

Shades

#7897C9 #547BBB #3F639D #314E7C #233758 #142033

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