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#9CBACE Color

#9CBACE is rgb(156, 186, 206) in RGB, hsl(204, 34%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 10%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9CBACE
HEX#9CBACE
RGBrgb(156, 186, 206)
HSLhsl(204, 34%, 71%)
HSVhsv(204, 24%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 10%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.043 237.3)
LABlab(73.76% -7.19 -13.69)
LCHlch(73.76% 15.46 242.29)

What #9CBACE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9CBACE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.45Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 6.75Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 6.99Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 7.18Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 7.74Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 9.56

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#9CBACE Channel Values

How #9CBACE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 156 · G 186 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 204° · S 34% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 204° · S 24% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9CBACE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9CBACE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9CBACE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9CBACE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9CBACE
Complementary
#CEB09C
Analogous
#9CCEC9
Analogous
#9CA1CE
Triadic
#CE9CBA
Triadic
#BACE9C
Split comp.
#CE9CA1
Split comp.
#CEC99C

Tints & Shades of #9CBACE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AAC4D5
#B7CDDC
#C5D7E2
#CFDEE7
#DDE7EE
#EAF1F5

Shades

#7AA2BD
#5B8DAE
#477290
#385A71
#273F4F
#182630

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9CBACE.

How #9CBACE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9CBACE
Protanopia#B5B5CE
Protanomaly#ACB7CE
Deuteranopia#B1B1CF
Deuteranomaly#A9B5CE
Tritanopia#99BDBD
Tritanomaly#9ABCC4
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9CBACE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9cbace: #9CBACE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9CBACE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9cbace': '#9CBACE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.729, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_9cbace">#9CBACE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9CBACE"

More Blue Colors

#9CBACE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9CBACE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9CBACE?

#9CBACE is a light blue — rgb(156, 186, 206) in RGB and hsl(204, 34%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.45.

What is the RGB value of #9CBACE?

#9CBACE is rgb(156, 186, 206) — red 156, green 186, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9CBACE?

#9CBACE converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 10%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9CBACE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9CBACE scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9CBACE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9CBACE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 6.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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