Light Steel Blue (Blue)

#9CBAC8

RGB: 156, 186, 200

Color OverviewHEX #9CBAC8

#9CBAC8 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #9CBAC8 is composed of 61% red, 73% green, and 78% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 199°, saturation of 29%, and lightness of 70%.

HEX

#9CBAC8

RGB

156, 186, 200

HSL

199°, 29%, 70%

HSV

199°, 22%, 78%

CMYK

22%, 7%, 0%, 22%

Name Match

Light Steel Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #9CBAC8 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #9CBAC8 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #9CBAC8 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #9CBAC8

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #9CBAC8 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.04 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #9CBAC8 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):10.27 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #9CBAC8;
}

.element {
  color: #9CBAC8;
  background-color: #9CBAC8;
  border-color: #9CBAC8;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#9CBAC8] text-[#9CBAC8] border-[#9CBAC8]">
  Content styled with #9CBAC8
</div>