#9CB8E2 Color

#9CB8E2 is rgb(156, 184, 226) in RGB and hsl(216, 55%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CB8E2

HEX#9CB8E2

RGBrgb(156, 184, 226)

HSLhsl(216, 55%, 75%)

HSVhsv(216, 31%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.068 258.3)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 19%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CB8E2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CB8E2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CB8E2 Complementary#E2C69C Analogous#9CDBE2 Analogous#A39CE2 Triadic#E29CB8 Triadic#B8E29C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CB8E2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8C1E6 #B8CCEA #C4D5EE #D0DDF1 #DBE6F5 #EBF1F9

Shades

#759CD7 #4D80CB #3466B2 #274D86 #1C365F #102037

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