All About Color #9CB5BF

#9CB5BF

About #9CB5BF

#9CB5BF is a light blue color with the hex code #9CB5BF. In RGB it is red 156, green 181, blue 191; in HSL it is hue 197°, saturation 21%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 18%, 5%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.15:1 on white and 9.78:1 on black.

#9CB5BF Color Conversion

Hex triplet9C, B5, BF
CMYK18.32%, 5.24%, 0.00%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal156, 181, 191
HSL197°, 21%, 68%
RGB Octal234, 265, 277
HSV (HSB)197.14°, 18.32%, 74.90%
RGB Binary10011100, 10110101, 10111111
CIE-L*AB72.15, -6.38, -7.95
RGB Percent61.18%, 70.98%, 74.90%
CIE-L*CH72.15, 10.19, 231.25
XYZ39.64, 43.88, 55.67
CIE-L*UV72.15, -13.59, -10.97
xyY0.28, 0.32, 43.88
Hunter-Lab66.24, -9.10, -3.46
RYB61.18%, 66.90%, 74.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9CB5BF on a dark background: contrast 9.78:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9CB5BF on a light background: contrast 2.15:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9CB5BF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9CB5BF · #D4DFE3 · #658B9A · #BFA69C · #E3D8D4

Analogous palette

#9CBFA6 · #9CBFB7 · #9CB5BF · #9CA4BF · #A69CBF

Triadic palette

#9CB5BF · #BF9CB5 · #B5BF9C · #D4DFE3 · #E3D4DF

Tetradic palette

#9CB5BF · #B79CBF · #BFA69C · #A4BF9C · #658B9A

Monochromatic palette

#4D6A75 · #6E92A0 · #9CB5BF · #CBD8DD · #F0F3F5

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