All About Color #9CA8C9

#9CA8C9

About #9CA8C9

#9CA8C9 is a light blue color with the hex code #9CA8C9. In RGB it is red 156, green 168, blue 201; in HSL it is hue 224°, saturation 29%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 22%, 16%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.37:1 on white and 8.86:1 on black.

#9CA8C9 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, A8, C9
CMYK22.39%, 16.42%, 0.00%, 21.18%
RGB Decimal156, 168, 201
HSL224°, 29%, 70%
RGB Octal234, 250, 311
HSV (HSB)224.00°, 22.39%, 78.82%
RGB Binary10011100, 10101000, 11001001
CIE-L*AB68.96, 2.96, -18.23
RGB Percent61.18%, 65.88%, 78.82%
CIE-L*CH68.96, 18.47, 279.21
XYZ38.26, 39.29, 60.83
CIE-L*UV68.96, -8.01, -28.52
xyY0.28, 0.28, 39.29
Hunter-Lab62.68, -0.75, -13.66
RYB61.18%, 64.89%, 78.82%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9CA8C9 on a dark background: contrast 8.86:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9CA8C9 on a light background: contrast 2.37:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9CA8C9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9CA8C9 · #D8DCE9 · #6174A8 · #C9BD9C · #E9E5D8

Analogous palette

#9CC9BD · #9CBEC9 · #9CA8C9 · #A79CC9 · #BD9CC9

Triadic palette

#9CA8C9 · #C99CA8 · #A8C99C · #D8DCE9 · #E9D8DC

Tetradic palette

#9CA8C9 · #C99CBE · #C9BD9C · #9CC9A7 · #6174A8

Monochromatic palette

#485884 · #6B7DAE · #9CA8C9 · #CED4E4 · #EFF1F6

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