#9FB8E0 Color

#9FB8E0 is rgb(159, 184, 224) in RGB and hsl(217, 51%, 75%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#9FB8E0

HEX#9FB8E0

RGBrgb(159, 184, 224)

HSLhsl(217, 51%, 75%)

HSVhsv(217, 29%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(77.8% 0.064 259.7)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 18%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9FB8E0 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 text10.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9FB8E0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9FB8E0 Complementary#E0C79F Analogous#9FD8E0 Analogous#A69FE0 Triadic#E09FB8 Triadic#B8E09F

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9FB8E0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AAC0E4 #BACCE9 #C5D4EC #D1DDF0 #DCE5F4 #ECF1F9

Shades

#789BD3 #527FC7 #3865AD #2A4C83 #1E365C #111F36

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