#9CB3DD Color

#9CB3DD is rgb(156, 179, 221) in RGB and hsl(219, 49%, 74%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CB3DD

HEX#9CB3DD

RGBrgb(156, 179, 221)

HSLhsl(219, 49%, 74%)

HSVhsv(219, 29%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.066 262.4)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 19%, 0%, 13%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CB3DD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CB3DD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CB3DD Complementary#DDC69C Analogous#9CD3DD Analogous#A69CDD Triadic#DD9CB3 Triadic#B3DD9C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CB3DD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8BCE1 #B7C7E6 #C2D0EA #D1DCEF #DDE5F3 #ECF0F8

Shades

#7696D0 #5078C3 #3960A7 #2C4A81 #1F345B #121E35

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