#9CB5E2 Color

#9CB5E2 is rgb(156, 181, 226) in RGB and hsl(219, 55%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CB5E2

HEX#9CB5E2

RGBrgb(156, 181, 226)

HSLhsl(219, 55%, 75%)

HSVhsv(219, 31%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(77% 0.07 262.1)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 20%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CB5E2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CB5E2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CB5E2 Complementary#E2CA9C Analogous#9CD8E2 Analogous#A79CE2 Triadic#E29CB5 Triadic#B5E29C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CB5E2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8BEE6 #B8CAEA #C4D2EE #D0DBF1 #DBE4F5 #EBF0F9

Shades

#7597D7 #4D79CB #3460B2 #274886 #1C335F #101E37

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