All About Color #9CA3BF

#9CA3BF

About #9CA3BF

#9CA3BF is a light blue color with the hex code #9CA3BF. In RGB it is red 156, green 163, blue 191; in HSL it is hue 228°, saturation 21%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 18%, 15%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.50:1 on white and 8.40:1 on black.

#9CA3BF Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, A3, BF
CMYK18.32%, 14.66%, 0.00%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal156, 163, 191
HSL228°, 21%, 68%
RGB Octal234, 243, 277
HSV (HSB)228.00°, 18.32%, 74.90%
RGB Binary10011100, 10100011, 10111111
CIE-L*AB67.29, 3.44, -15.21
RGB Percent61.18%, 63.92%, 74.90%
CIE-L*CH67.29, 15.60, 282.74
XYZ36.21, 37.02, 54.53
CIE-L*UV67.29, -5.27, -23.68
xyY0.28, 0.29, 37.02
Hunter-Lab60.85, -0.25, -10.54
RYB61.18%, 63.46%, 74.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9CA3BF on a dark background: contrast 8.40:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9CA3BF on a light background: contrast 2.50:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9CA3BF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9CA3BF · #D4D7E3 · #656F9A · #BFB89C · #E3E0D4

Analogous palette

#9CBFB8 · #9CB4BF · #9CA3BF · #A79CBF · #B89CBF

Triadic palette

#9CA3BF · #BF9CA3 · #A3BF9C · #D4D7E3 · #E3D4D7

Tetradic palette

#9CA3BF · #BF9CB4 · #BFB89C · #9CBFA7 · #656F9A

Monochromatic palette

#4D5575 · #6E78A0 · #9CA3BF · #CBCEDD · #F0F1F5

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