#9CB9DE Color

#9CB9DE is rgb(156, 185, 222) in RGB and hsl(214, 50%, 74%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9CB9DE

HEX#9CB9DE

RGBrgb(156, 185, 222)

HSLhsl(214, 50%, 74%)

HSVhsv(214, 30%, 87%)

OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.062 254.7)

CMYKcmyk(30%, 17%, 0%, 13%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9CB9DE 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 text10.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9CB9DE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9CB9DE Complementary#DEC19C Analogous#9CD9DE Analogous#A09CDE Triadic#DE9CB8 Triadic#B8DE9C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9CB9DE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A7C0E2 #B6CBE7 #C2D3EB #D1DEF0 #DDE7F4 #ECF1F9

Shades

#759DD1 #4F82C4 #3869A8 #2B5182 #1F395C #122136

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