All About Color #9CA1BF

#9CA1BF

About #9CA1BF

#9CA1BF is a light blue color with the hex code #9CA1BF. In RGB it is red 156, green 161, blue 191; in HSL it is hue 231°, saturation 21%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 18%, 16%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.54:1 on white and 8.26:1 on black.

#9CA1BF Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, A1, BF
CMYK18.32%, 15.71%, 0.00%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal156, 161, 191
HSL231°, 21%, 68%
RGB Octal234, 241, 277
HSV (HSB)231.43°, 18.32%, 74.90%
RGB Binary10011100, 10100001, 10111111
CIE-L*AB66.76, 4.55, -16.01
RGB Percent61.18%, 63.14%, 74.90%
CIE-L*CH66.76, 16.65, 285.87
XYZ35.86, 36.32, 54.41
CIE-L*UV66.76, -4.35, -25.09
xyY0.28, 0.29, 36.32
Hunter-Lab60.27, 0.75, -11.34
RYB61.18%, 62.89%, 74.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9CA1BF on a dark background: contrast 8.26:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9CA1BF on a light background: contrast 2.54:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9CA1BF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9CA1BF · #D4D6E3 · #656D9A · #BFB99C · #E3E1D4

Analogous palette

#9CBFB9 · #9CB3BF · #9CA1BF · #A89CBF · #B99CBF

Triadic palette

#9CA1BF · #BF9CA1 · #A1BF9C · #D4D6E3 · #E3D4D6

Tetradic palette

#9CA1BF · #BF9CB3 · #BFB99C · #9CBFA8 · #656D9A

Monochromatic palette

#4D5375 · #6E76A0 · #9CA1BF · #CBCDDD · #F0F0F5

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