#9CB8E3 Color

#9CB8E3 is rgb(156, 184, 227) in RGB and hsl(216, 56%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CB8E3

HEX#9CB8E3

RGBrgb(156, 184, 227)

HSLhsl(216, 56%, 75%)

HSVhsv(216, 31%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.069 258.9)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CB8E3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CB8E3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CB8E3 Complementary#E3C69C Analogous#9CDCE3 Analogous#A39CE3 Triadic#E39CB8 Triadic#B8E39C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CB8E3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A7C1E6 #B7CCEB #C3D4EE #CFDDF2 #DBE5F5 #EBF1F9

Shades

#749CD8 #4C7FCD #3266B3 #264D87 #1B365F #102038

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