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#9cace2

a light, vivid blue · warm · closest name: steelblue

RGB
156, 172, 226
HSL
226°, 55%, 75%
CMYK
31, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.4206

Every format

HEX#9cace2
RGBrgb(156, 172, 226)
HSLhsl(226, 55%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 24%, 0%, 11%)
LABlab(70.9 6.8 -29.0)
LCHlch(70.9 29.8 283.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.752 0.080 271.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9cace2;
background-color: #9cace2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9cace2] bg-[#9cace2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9cace2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.612, green: 0.675, blue: 0.886)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9cace2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9cace2 on white: 2.23:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9cace2 on black: 9.41:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red61.2%
Green67.5%
Blue88.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan31.0%
Magenta23.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.4%

Color previews

#9cace2 text on a black background

contrast 9.41:1

Card sample

#9cace2 text on a white background

contrast 2.23:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9cace2;
Background color
Panel with #9cace2 background
background-color: #9cace2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9cace2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(156, 172, 226, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(156, 172, 226, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9cace2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cace2, #BB9CE2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9cace2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9cace2 in the Color Lab