All About Color #9C9CC9

#9C9CC9

About #9C9CC9

#9C9CC9 is a light blue color with the hex code #9C9CC9. In RGB it is red 156, green 156, blue 201; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 29%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 22%, 22%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.62:1 on white and 8.01:1 on black.

#9C9CC9 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, 9C, C9
CMYK22.39%, 22.39%, 0.00%, 21.18%
RGB Decimal156, 156, 201
HSL240°, 29%, 70%
RGB Octal234, 234, 311
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 22.39%, 78.82%
RGB Binary10011100, 10011100, 11001001
CIE-L*AB65.80, 9.66, -23.05
RGB Percent61.18%, 61.18%, 78.82%
CIE-L*CH65.80, 24.99, 292.75
XYZ36.14, 35.06, 60.12
CIE-L*UV65.80, -2.66, -37.03
xyY0.28, 0.27, 35.06
Hunter-Lab59.21, 5.33, -18.75
RYB61.18%, 61.18%, 78.82%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9C9CC9 on a dark background: contrast 8.01:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9C9CC9 on a light background: contrast 2.62:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9C9CC9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9C9CC9 · #D8D8E9 · #6161A8 · #C9C99C · #E9E9D8

Analogous palette

#9CC9C9 · #9CB2C9 · #9C9CC9 · #B29CC9 · #C99CC9

Triadic palette

#9C9CC9 · #C99C9C · #9CC99C · #D8D8E9 · #E9D8D8

Tetradic palette

#9C9CC9 · #C99CB3 · #C9C99C · #9CC9B3 · #6161A8

Monochromatic palette

#484884 · #6B6BAE · #9C9CC9 · #CECEE4 · #EFEFF6

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