#9CB5E8 Color

#9CB5E8 is rgb(156, 181, 232) in RGB and hsl(220, 62%, 76%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CB5E8

HEX#9CB5E8

RGBrgb(156, 181, 232)

HSLhsl(220, 62%, 76%)

HSVhsv(220, 33%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.078 264.3)

CMYKcmyk(33%, 22%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CB5E8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CB5E8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CB5E8 Complementary#E8CE9C Analogous#9CDBE8 Analogous#A99CE8 Triadic#E89CB5 Triadic#B5E89C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CB5E8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8BEEB #B5C8EE #C1D1F0 #D2DDF4 #DEE6F7 #EAF0FA

Shades

#7396DE #4575D3 #2C5BBA #224791 #183367 #0E1C3A

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