All About Color #9CA8B0

#9CA8B0

About #9CA8B0

#9CA8B0 is a light blue color with the hex code #9CA8B0. In RGB it is red 156, green 168, blue 176; in HSL it is hue 204°, saturation 11%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 11%, 5%, 0%, 31%. Its contrast ratio is 2.43:1 on white and 8.64:1 on black.

#9CA8B0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, A8, B0
CMYK11.36%, 4.55%, 0.00%, 30.98%
RGB Decimal156, 168, 176
HSL204°, 11%, 65%
RGB Octal234, 250, 260
HSV (HSB)204.00°, 11.36%, 69.02%
RGB Binary10011100, 10101000, 10110000
CIE-L*AB68.17, -2.57, -5.57
RGB Percent61.18%, 65.88%, 69.02%
CIE-L*CH68.17, 6.13, 245.23
XYZ35.55, 38.21, 46.58
CIE-L*UV68.17, -6.94, -7.84
xyY0.30, 0.32, 38.21
Hunter-Lab61.81, -5.51, -1.41
RYB61.18%, 64.12%, 69.02%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9CA8B0 on a dark background: contrast 8.64:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9CA8B0 on a light background: contrast 2.43:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9CA8B0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#9CA8B0 · #CFD5D8 · #6B7A85 · #B0A49C · #D8D3CF

Analogous palette

#9CB0A4 · #9CB0AE · #9CA8B0 · #9C9EB0 · #A49CB0

Triadic palette

#9CA8B0 · #B09CA8 · #A8B09C · #CFD5D8 · #D8CFD5

Tetradic palette

#9CA8B0 · #AE9CB0 · #B0A49C · #9EB09C · #6B7A85

Monochromatic palette

#4F5B63 · #71828E · #9CA8B0 · #C6CDD2 · #F1F3F4

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