All About Color #9CA8EC

#9CA8EC

About #9CA8EC

#9CA8EC is a light blue color with the hex code #9CA8EC. In RGB it is red 156, green 168, blue 236; in HSL it is hue 231°, saturation 68%, lightness 77%; in CMYK it is 34%, 29%, 0%, 7%. Its contrast ratio is 2.28:1 on white and 9.23:1 on black.

#9CA8EC Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, A8, EC
CMYK33.90%, 28.81%, 0.00%, 7.45%
RGB Decimal156, 168, 236
HSL231°, 68%, 77%
RGB Octal234, 250, 354
HSV (HSB)231.00°, 33.90%, 92.55%
RGB Binary10011100, 10101000, 11101100
CIE-L*AB70.27, 11.56, -35.45
RGB Percent61.18%, 65.88%, 92.55%
CIE-L*CH70.27, 37.28, 288.07
XYZ42.85, 41.13, 85.04
CIE-L*UV70.27, -9.57, -58.21
xyY0.25, 0.24, 41.13
Hunter-Lab64.13, 7.04, -33.72
RYB61.18%, 65.27%, 92.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9CA8EC on a dark background: contrast 9.23:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9CA8EC on a light background: contrast 2.28:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9CA8EC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9CA8EC · #EAECFB · #4F65DE · #ECE09C · #FBF8EA

Analogous palette

#9CECE0 · #9CD0EC · #9CA8EC · #B89CEC · #E09CEC

Triadic palette

#9CA8EC · #EC9CA8 · #A8EC9C · #EAECFB · #FBEAEC

Tetradic palette

#9CA8EC · #EC9CD0 · #ECE09C · #9CECB8 · #4F65DE

Monochromatic palette

#263FC9 · #5C70E0 · #9CA8EC · #DDE1F8 · #EAECFB

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