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#9CB5CE Color

#9CB5CE is rgb(156, 181, 206) in RGB, hsl(210, 34%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 12%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9CB5CE
HEX#9CB5CE
RGBrgb(156, 181, 206)
HSLhsl(210, 34%, 71%)
HSVhsv(210, 24%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 12%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.045 248.4)
LABlab(72.40% -4.70 -15.71)
LCHlch(72.40% 16.40 253.36)

What #9CB5CE 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 #9CB5CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.13Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 7.32Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.47Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 7.64Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 8.34Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 9.35

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

#9CB5CE Channel Values

How #9CB5CE 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 181 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 210° · S 34% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 210° · S 24% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.12:1 vs white · 9.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9CB5CE 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 text2.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9CB5CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9CB5CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9CB5CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9CB5CE
Complementary
#CEB59C
Analogous
#9CCECE
Analogous
#9C9CCE
Triadic
#CE9CB5
Triadic
#B5CE9C
Split comp.
#CE9C9C
Split comp.
#CECE9C

Tints & Shades of #9CB5CE

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

#AABFD5
#B7C9DC
#C5D4E2
#CFDBE7
#DDE6EE
#EAF0F5

Shades

#7A9CBD
#5B85AE
#476B90
#385471
#273B4F
#182430

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9CB5CE.

How #9CB5CE 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#9CB5CE
Protanopia#B1B1CE
Protanomaly#A9B3CE
Deuteranopia#ADADCF
Deuteranomaly#A7B0CE
Tritanopia#98B8B8
Tritanomaly#99B7C1
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9CB5CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9cb5ce: #9CB5CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9CB5CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9cb5ce': '#9CB5CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.710, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_9cb5ce">#9CB5CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9CB5CE"

More Blue Colors

#9CB5CE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9CB5CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9CB5CE?

#9CB5CE is a light blue — rgb(156, 181, 206) in RGB and hsl(210, 34%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #9CB5CE?

#9CB5CE is rgb(156, 181, 206) — red 156, green 181, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9CB5CE?

#9CB5CE converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 12%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9CB5CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9CB5CE scores 2.12:1 against white and 9.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9CB5CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9CB5CE 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 6.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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