All About Color #9CA6EC

#9CA6EC

About #9CA6EC

#9CA6EC is a light blue color with the hex code #9CA6EC. In RGB it is red 156, green 166, blue 236; in HSL it is hue 233°, saturation 68%, lightness 77%; in CMYK it is 34%, 30%, 0%, 7%. Its contrast ratio is 2.31:1 on white and 9.08:1 on black.

#9CA6EC Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, A6, EC
CMYK33.90%, 29.66%, 0.00%, 7.45%
RGB Decimal156, 166, 236
HSL233°, 68%, 77%
RGB Octal234, 246, 354
HSV (HSB)232.50°, 33.90%, 92.55%
RGB Binary10011100, 10100110, 11101100
CIE-L*AB69.75, 12.69, -36.25
RGB Percent61.18%, 65.10%, 92.55%
CIE-L*CH69.75, 38.40, 289.29
XYZ42.49, 40.40, 84.91
CIE-L*UV69.75, -8.76, -59.64
xyY0.25, 0.24, 40.40
Hunter-Lab63.56, 8.10, -34.72
RYB61.18%, 64.66%, 92.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9CA6EC on a dark background: contrast 9.08:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9CA6EC on a light background: contrast 2.31:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9CA6EC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9CA6EC · #EAECFB · #4F60DE · #ECE39C · #FBF9EA

Analogous palette

#9CECE3 · #9CCEEC · #9CA6EC · #BB9CEC · #E39CEC

Triadic palette

#9CA6EC · #EC9CA6 · #A6EC9C · #EAECFB · #FBEAEC

Tetradic palette

#9CA6EC · #EC9CCE · #ECE39C · #9CECBB · #4F60DE

Monochromatic palette

#2639C9 · #5C6CE0 · #9CA6EC · #DDE0F8 · #EAECFB

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