All About Color #9CB4E2

#9CB4E2

About #9CB4E2

#9CB4E2 is a light blue color with the hex code #9CB4E2. In RGB it is red 156, green 180, blue 226; in HSL it is hue 219°, saturation 55%, lightness 75%; in CMYK it is 31%, 20%, 0%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 2.09:1 on white and 10.04:1 on black.

#9CB4E2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, B4, E2
CMYK30.97%, 20.35%, 0.00%, 11.37%
RGB Decimal156, 180, 226
HSL219°, 55%, 75%
RGB Octal234, 264, 342
HSV (HSB)219.43°, 30.97%, 88.63%
RGB Binary10011100, 10110100, 11100010
CIE-L*AB73.02, 2.36, -25.75
RGB Percent61.18%, 70.59%, 88.63%
CIE-L*CH73.02, 25.85, 275.23
XYZ43.76, 45.20, 78.37
CIE-L*UV73.02, -14.15, -40.99
xyY0.26, 0.27, 45.20
Hunter-Lab67.23, -1.48, -22.05
RYB61.18%, 68.19%, 88.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9CB4E2 on a dark background: contrast 10.04:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9CB4E2 on a light background: contrast 2.09:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9CB4E2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9CB4E2 · #E3EAF7 · #557FCE · #E2CA9C · #F7F0E3

Analogous palette

#9CE2CA · #9CD8E2 · #9CB4E2 · #A79CE2 · #CA9CE2

Triadic palette

#9CB4E2 · #E29CB5 · #B5E29C · #E3EAF7 · #F7E3EA

Tetradic palette

#9CB4E2 · #E29CD8 · #E2CA9C · #9CE2A7 · #557FCE

Monochromatic palette

#3460B2 · #6188D1 · #9CB4E2 · #D7E1F4 · #EBF0F9

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