All About Color #9DB9CD

#9DB9CD

About #9DB9CD

#9DB9CD is a light blue color with the hex code #9DB9CD. In RGB it is red 157, green 185, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 205°, saturation 32%, lightness 71%; in CMYK it is 23%, 10%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.05:1 on white and 10.25:1 on black.

#9DB9CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet9D, B9, CD
CMYK23.41%, 9.76%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal157, 185, 205
HSL205°, 32%, 71%
RGB Octal235, 271, 315
HSV (HSB)205.00°, 23.41%, 80.39%
RGB Binary10011101, 10111001, 11001101
CIE-L*AB73.72, -5.07, -13.24
RGB Percent61.57%, 72.55%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH73.72, 14.18, 249.03
XYZ42.27, 46.27, 64.46
CIE-L*UV73.72, -15.30, -19.55
xyY0.28, 0.30, 46.27
Hunter-Lab68.02, -8.12, -8.57
RYB61.57%, 68.50%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9DB9CD on a dark background: contrast 10.25:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9DB9CD on a light background: contrast 2.05:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9DB9CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #9DB9CD. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#9DB9CD · #DAE4EC · #618EAE · #CDB19D · #ECE1DA

Analogous palette

#9DCDB1 · #9DCDC9 · #9DB9CD · #9DA1CD · #B19DCD

Triadic palette

#9DB9CD · #CD9DB9 · #B9CD9D · #DAE4EC · #ECDAE4

Tetradic palette

#9DB9CD · #C99DCD · #CDB19D · #A1CD9D · #618EAE

Monochromatic palette

#476E8A · #6B95B3 · #9DB9CD · #D0DDE7 · #EEF3F6

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