#9EB5E6 Color

#9EB5E6 is rgb(158, 181, 230) in RGB and hsl(221, 59%, 76%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9EB5E6

HEX#9EB5E6

RGBrgb(158, 181, 230)

HSLhsl(221, 59%, 76%)

HSVhsv(221, 31%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.075 265.1)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 21%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9EB5E6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9EB5E6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9EB5E6 Complementary#E6CF9E Analogous#9ED9E6 Analogous#AB9EE6 Triadic#E69EB5 Triadic#B5E69E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9EB5E6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AABEE9 #B6C7EC #C2D0EF #D2DDF3 #DFE6F7 #EBEFFA

Shades

#7596DB #4973D0 #2F5AB6 #25468E #1A3265 #0F1C39

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