#9CB5DD Color

#9CB5DD is rgb(156, 181, 221) in RGB and hsl(217, 49%, 74%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CB5DD

HEX#9CB5DD

RGBrgb(156, 181, 221)

HSLhsl(217, 49%, 74%)

HSVhsv(217, 29%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.064 259.7)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 18%, 0%, 13%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CB5DD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CB5DD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CB5DD Complementary#DDC49C Analogous#9CD6DD Analogous#A49CDD Triadic#DD9CB5 Triadic#B5DD9C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CB5DD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8BEE1 #B7C9E6 #C2D2EA #D1DDEF #DDE5F3 #ECF1F8

Shades

#7699D0 #507CC3 #3963A7 #2C4D81 #1F365B #122035

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