#9CB5D8 Color

#9CB5D8 is rgb(156, 181, 216) in RGB and hsl(215, 43%, 73%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CB5D8

HEX#9CB5D8

RGBrgb(156, 181, 216)

HSLhsl(215, 43%, 73%)

HSVhsv(215, 28%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(76.6% 0.057 256.8)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 16%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CB5D8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text10.01:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CB5D8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CB5D8 Complementary#D8BF9D Analogous#9DD3D8 Analogous#A19DD8 Triadic#D89DB5 Triadic#B5D89D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CB5D8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#ABC0DE #B6C8E2 #C5D3E8 #D0DBEC #DEE6F2 #E9EFF6

Shades

#789AC9 #547FBB #3F669D #31507C #233958 #142133

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