All About Color #9CA0BF

#9CA0BF

About #9CA0BF

#9CA0BF is a light blue color with the hex code #9CA0BF. In RGB it is red 156, green 160, blue 191; in HSL it is hue 233°, saturation 21%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 18%, 16%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.56:1 on white and 8.19:1 on black.

#9CA0BF Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, A0, BF
CMYK18.32%, 16.23%, 0.00%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal156, 160, 191
HSL233°, 21%, 68%
RGB Octal234, 240, 277
HSV (HSB)233.14°, 18.32%, 74.90%
RGB Binary10011100, 10100000, 10111111
CIE-L*AB66.50, 5.11, -16.42
RGB Percent61.18%, 62.75%, 74.90%
CIE-L*CH66.50, 17.19, 287.29
XYZ35.69, 35.97, 54.35
CIE-L*UV66.50, -3.89, -25.79
xyY0.28, 0.29, 35.97
Hunter-Lab59.98, 1.25, -11.75
RYB61.18%, 62.58%, 74.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9CA0BF on a dark background: contrast 8.19:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9CA0BF on a light background: contrast 2.56:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9CA0BF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9CA0BF · #D4D6E3 · #656B9A · #BFBB9C · #E3E1D4

Analogous palette

#9CBFBB · #9CB1BF · #9CA0BF · #A99CBF · #BB9CBF

Triadic palette

#9CA0BF · #BF9CA0 · #A0BF9C · #D4D6E3 · #E3D4D6

Tetradic palette

#9CA0BF · #BF9CB1 · #BFBB9C · #9CBFA9 · #656B9A

Monochromatic palette

#4D5175 · #6E74A0 · #9CA0BF · #CBCDDD · #F0F0F5

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