All About Color #9CA4E2

#9CA4E2

About #9CA4E2

#9CA4E2 is a light blue color with the hex code #9CA4E2. In RGB it is red 156, green 164, blue 226; in HSL it is hue 233°, saturation 55%, lightness 75%; in CMYK it is 31%, 27%, 0%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 2.38:1 on white and 8.82:1 on black.

#9CA4E2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, A4, E2
CMYK30.97%, 27.43%, 0.00%, 11.37%
RGB Decimal156, 164, 226
HSL233°, 55%, 75%
RGB Octal234, 244, 342
HSV (HSB)233.14°, 30.97%, 88.63%
RGB Binary10011100, 10100100, 11100010
CIE-L*AB68.83, 11.26, -32.20
RGB Percent61.18%, 64.31%, 88.63%
CIE-L*CH68.83, 34.11, 289.27
XYZ40.71, 39.11, 77.35
CIE-L*UV68.83, -7.46, -52.58
xyY0.26, 0.25, 39.11
Hunter-Lab62.54, 6.77, -29.56
RYB61.18%, 63.99%, 88.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9CA4E2 on a dark background: contrast 8.82:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9CA4E2 on a light background: contrast 2.38:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9CA4E2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9CA4E2 · #E3E6F7 · #5563CE · #E2DA9C · #F7F5E3

Analogous palette

#9CE2DA · #9CC7E2 · #9CA4E2 · #B79CE2 · #DA9CE2

Triadic palette

#9CA4E2 · #E29CA4 · #A4E29C · #E3E6F7 · #F7E3E6

Tetradic palette

#9CA4E2 · #E29CC7 · #E2DA9C · #9CE2B7 · #5563CE

Monochromatic palette

#3442B2 · #616ED1 · #9CA4E2 · #D7DBF4 · #EBEDF9

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