All About Color #9CB4E8

#9CB4E8

About #9CB4E8

#9CB4E8 is a light blue color with the hex code #9CB4E8. In RGB it is red 156, green 180, blue 232; in HSL it is hue 221°, saturation 62%, lightness 76%; in CMYK it is 33%, 22%, 0%, 9%. Its contrast ratio is 2.08:1 on white and 10.11:1 on black.

#9CB4E8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, B4, E8
CMYK32.76%, 22.41%, 0.00%, 9.02%
RGB Decimal156, 180, 232
HSL221°, 62%, 76%
RGB Octal234, 264, 350
HSV (HSB)221.05°, 32.76%, 90.98%
RGB Binary10011100, 10110100, 11101000
CIE-L*AB73.24, 3.86, -28.67
RGB Percent61.18%, 70.59%, 90.98%
CIE-L*CH73.24, 28.93, 277.67
XYZ44.60, 45.54, 82.78
CIE-L*UV73.24, -14.33, -46.09
xyY0.26, 0.26, 45.54
Hunter-Lab67.48, -0.12, -25.50
RYB61.18%, 68.33%, 90.98%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9CB4E8 on a dark background: contrast 10.11:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9CB4E8 on a light background: contrast 2.08:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9CB4E8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9CB4E8 · #E6ECF9 · #517CD6 · #E8D09C · #F9F3E6

Analogous palette

#9CE8D0 · #9CDAE8 · #9CB4E8 · #AA9CE8 · #D09CE8

Triadic palette

#9CB4E8 · #E89CB4 · #B4E89C · #E6ECF9 · #F9E6EC

Tetradic palette

#9CB4E8 · #E89CDA · #E8D09C · #9CE8AA · #517CD6

Monochromatic palette

#2D5BBE · #5E85D9 · #9CB4E8 · #DAE3F6 · #EAEFFA

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