All About Color #9DB5C8

#9DB5C8

About #9DB5C8

#9DB5C8 is a light blue color with the hex code #9DB5C8. In RGB it is red 157, green 181, blue 200; in HSL it is hue 207°, saturation 28%, lightness 70%; in CMYK it is 21%, 9%, 0%, 22%. Its contrast ratio is 2.13:1 on white and 9.88:1 on black.

#9DB5C8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet9D, B5, C8
CMYK21.50%, 9.50%, 0.00%, 21.57%
RGB Decimal157, 181, 200
HSL207°, 28%, 70%
RGB Octal235, 265, 310
HSV (HSB)206.51°, 21.50%, 78.43%
RGB Binary10011101, 10110101, 11001000
CIE-L*AB72.49, -4.06, -12.36
RGB Percent61.57%, 70.98%, 78.43%
CIE-L*CH72.49, 13.01, 251.81
XYZ40.85, 44.39, 61.06
CIE-L*UV72.49, -13.36, -18.26
xyY0.28, 0.30, 44.39
Hunter-Lab66.62, -7.13, -7.70
RYB61.57%, 67.61%, 78.43%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9DB5C8 on a dark background: contrast 9.88:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9DB5C8 on a light background: contrast 2.13:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9DB5C8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#9DB5C8 · #D8E1E9 · #6288A7 · #C8B09D · #E9E0D8

Analogous palette

#9DC8B0 · #9DC8C6 · #9DB5C8 · #9D9FC8 · #B09DC8

Triadic palette

#9DB5C8 · #C89DB5 · #B5C89D · #D8E1E9 · #E9D8E1

Tetradic palette

#9DB5C8 · #C69DC8 · #C8B09D · #9FC89D · #6288A7

Monochromatic palette

#496983 · #6C8FAC · #9DB5C8 · #CEDAE3 · #EFF3F6

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