#9CB5E3 Color

#9CB5E3 is rgb(156, 181, 227) in RGB and hsl(219, 56%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CB5E3

HEX#9CB5E3

RGBrgb(156, 181, 227)

HSLhsl(219, 56%, 75%)

HSVhsv(219, 31%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.072 262.5)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CB5E3 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 text10.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CB5E3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CB5E3 Complementary#E3CA9C Analogous#9CD8E3 Analogous#A69CE3 Triadic#E39CB5 Triadic#B5E39C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CB5E3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A7BDE6 #B7C9EB #C3D2EE #CFDBF2 #DBE4F5 #EBF0F9

Shades

#7497D8 #4C79CD #325FB3 #264887 #1B335F #101E38

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