#9DB8E2 Color

#9DB8E2 is rgb(157, 184, 226) in RGB and hsl(217, 54%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9DB8E2

HEX#9DB8E2

RGBrgb(157, 184, 226)

HSLhsl(217, 54%, 75%)

HSVhsv(217, 31%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.067 259.1)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9DB8E2 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 text10.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9DB8E2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9DB8E2 Complementary#E2C79D Analogous#9DDAE2 Analogous#A59DE2 Triadic#E29DB7 Triadic#B7E29D

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9DB8E2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A9C0E5 #B8CBEA #C4D4ED #D0DDF1 #DCE5F4 #EBF1F9

Shades

#769BD6 #4E7ECA #3564B1 #284C86 #1C355E #101F37

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