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#9EBAE0 Color

#9EBAE0 is rgb(158, 186, 224) in RGB, hsl(215, 52%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 17%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9EBAE0
HEX#9EBAE0
RGBrgb(158, 186, 224)
HSLhsl(215, 52%, 75%)
HSVhsv(215, 29%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 17%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(78.1% 0.063 256.1)
LABlab(74.40% -3.30 -22.45)
LCHlch(74.40% 22.69 261.63)

What #9EBAE0 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 #9EBAE0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 6.48Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 6.68Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.97Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 7.1Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.02Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 9.67

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

#9EBAE0 Channel Values

How #9EBAE0 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 186 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 215° · S 52% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 215° · S 29% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9EBAE0 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9EBAE0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9EBAE0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9EBAE0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9EBAE0
Complementary
#E0C59E
Analogous
#9EDBE0
Analogous
#A49EE0
Triadic
#E09EBA
Triadic
#BAE09E
Split comp.
#E0A49E
Split comp.
#DBE09E

Tints & Shades of #9EBAE0

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

#AAC2E4
#B9CDE9
#C5D5ED
#D0DEF0
#DCE6F4
#ECF1F9

Shades

#779ED4
#5182C8
#3769AE
#2A4F84
#1D385D
#112136

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9EBAE0.

How #9EBAE0 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#9EBAE0
Protanopia#B6B6E0
Protanomaly#ADB7E0
Deuteranopia#B1B1E1
Deuteranomaly#AAB5E0
Tritanopia#97BFBF
Tritanomaly#9ABDCD
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

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Using #9EBAE0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9ebae0: #9EBAE0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9EBAE0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ebae0': '#9EBAE0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.729, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_9ebae0">#9EBAE0</color>
SVG fillfill="#9EBAE0"

More Blue Colors

#9EBAE0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#9EBAE0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9EBAE0?

#9EBAE0 is a light blue — rgb(158, 186, 224) in RGB and hsl(215, 52%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.48.

What is the RGB value of #9EBAE0?

#9EBAE0 is rgb(158, 186, 224) — red 158, green 186, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9EBAE0?

#9EBAE0 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 17%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9EBAE0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9EBAE0 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9EBAE0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9EBAE0 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 8.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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