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#9EB5DC Color

#9EB5DC is rgb(158, 181, 220) in RGB, hsl(218, 47%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 18%, 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 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9EB5DC
HEX#9EB5DC
RGBrgb(158, 181, 220)
HSLhsl(218, 47%, 74%)
HSVhsv(218, 28%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 18%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.062 260.9)
LABlab(72.94% -1.52 -22.49)
LCHlch(72.94% 22.54 266.13)

What #9EB5DC 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 #9EB5DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 5.07Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 8.68Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 8.79Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.95Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 9Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 9.16

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

#9EB5DC Channel Values

How #9EB5DC 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 181 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 218° · S 47% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 218° · S 28% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9EB5DC 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9EB5DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9EB5DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9EB5DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9EB5DC
Complementary
#DCC59E
Analogous
#9ED4DC
Analogous
#A69EDC
Triadic
#DC9EB4
Triadic
#B4DC9E
Split comp.
#DCA69E
Split comp.
#D4DC9E

Tints & Shades of #9EB5DC

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

#A9BDE0
#B8C8E5
#C3D1E9
#D2DDEF
#DDE5F3
#ECF1F8

Shades

#7898CE
#537BC1
#3B62A5
#2E4C7F
#20365A
#131F34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9EB5DC.

How #9EB5DC 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#9EB5DC
Protanopia#B1B1DC
Protanomaly#AAB3DC
Deuteranopia#AEAEDC
Deuteranomaly#A8B1DC
Tritanopia#97BBBB
Tritanomaly#9AB8C9
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

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Using #9EB5DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9eb5dc: #9EB5DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9EB5DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9eb5dc': '#9EB5DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.710, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_9eb5dc">#9EB5DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9EB5DC"

More Blue Colors

#9EB5DC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9EB5DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9EB5DC?

#9EB5DC is a light blue — rgb(158, 181, 220) in RGB and hsl(218, 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 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #9EB5DC?

#9EB5DC is rgb(158, 181, 220) — red 158, green 181, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9EB5DC?

#9EB5DC converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 18%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9EB5DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9EB5DC scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9EB5DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9EB5DC 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 8.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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