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#9EAEDC Color

#9EAEDC is rgb(158, 174, 220) in RGB, hsl(225, 47%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 21%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9EAEDC
HEX#9EAEDC
RGBrgb(158, 174, 220)
HSLhsl(225, 47%, 74%)
HSVhsv(225, 28%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 21%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.069 269.8)
LABlab(71.07% 2.05 -25.32)
LCHlch(71.07% 25.40 274.63)

What #9EAEDC 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 #9EAEDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.11Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 6.47Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 7.4Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 8.42Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 11.46Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 12.46

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

#9EAEDC Channel Values

How #9EAEDC 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 158 · G 174 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 225° · S 47% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 225° · S 28% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.2:1 vs white · 9.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9EAEDC 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 text2.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #9EAEDC

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

Base
#9EAEDC
Complementary
#DCCC9E
Analogous
#9ECCDC
Analogous
#AD9EDC
Triadic
#DC9EAD
Triadic
#ADDC9E
Split comp.
#DCAD9E
Split comp.
#CCDC9E

Tints & Shades of #9EAEDC

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

#A9B7E0
#B8C3E5
#C3CDE9
#D2D9EF
#DDE3F3
#ECEFF8

Shades

#788ECE
#536EC1
#3B56A5
#2E427F
#202F5A
#131B34

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

How #9EAEDC 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#9EAEDC
Protanopia#ABABDC
Protanomaly#A6ACDC
Deuteranopia#A9A9DC
Deuteranomaly#A5ABDC
Tritanopia#96B5B5
Tritanomaly#99B2C6
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9EAEDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9eaedc: #9EAEDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9EAEDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9eaedc': '#9EAEDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.682, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_9eaedc">#9EAEDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9EAEDC"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9EAEDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9EAEDC?

#9EAEDC is a light blue — rgb(158, 174, 220) in RGB and hsl(225, 47%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.11.

What is the RGB value of #9EAEDC?

#9EAEDC is rgb(158, 174, 220) — red 158, green 174, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9EAEDC?

#9EAEDC converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 21%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9EAEDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9EAEDC scores 2.2:1 against white and 9.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #9EAEDC 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 13.19, which is visibly different.

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