All About Color #9EB3BD

#9EB3BD

About #9EB3BD

#9EB3BD is a light blue color with the hex code #9EB3BD. In RGB it is red 158, green 179, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 199°, saturation 19%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 16%, 5%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.18:1 on white and 9.64:1 on black.

#9EB3BD Color Conversion

Hex triplet9E, B3, BD
CMYK16.40%, 5.29%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal158, 179, 189
HSL199°, 19%, 68%
RGB Octal236, 263, 275
HSV (HSB)199.35°, 16.40%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10011110, 10110011, 10111101
CIE-L*AB71.68, -5.10, -7.53
RGB Percent61.96%, 70.20%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH71.68, 9.09, 235.91
XYZ39.41, 43.18, 54.40
CIE-L*UV71.68, -11.62, -10.51
xyY0.29, 0.32, 43.18
Hunter-Lab65.71, -7.96, -3.08
RYB61.96%, 66.87%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#9EB3BD on a dark background: contrast 9.64:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#9EB3BD on a light background: contrast 2.18:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #9EB3BD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#9EB3BD · #D5DEE2 · #678898 · #BDA89E · #E2D9D5

Analogous palette

#9EBDA8 · #9EBDB7 · #9EB3BD · #9EA4BD · #A89EBD

Triadic palette

#9EB3BD · #BD9EB3 · #B3BD9E · #D5DEE2 · #E2D5DE

Tetradic palette

#9EB3BD · #B79EBD · #BDA89E · #A4BD9E · #678898

Monochromatic palette

#4E6873 · #708F9E · #9EB3BD · #CBD7DC · #F0F3F5

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