#9cade4
a light, vivid blue · warm · closest name: steelblue
RGB
156, 173, 228
HSL
226°, 57%, 75%
CMYK
32, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.4256
Every format
| HEX | #9cade4 |
| RGB | rgb(156, 173, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 57%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32%, 24%, 0%, 11%) |
| LAB | lab(71.3 6.7 -29.6) |
| LCH | lch(71.3 30.3 282.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.754 0.082 271.1) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #9cade4;
background-color: #9cade4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9cade4] bg-[#9cade4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9cade4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.612, green: 0.678, blue: 0.894)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9cade4")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#9cade4 on white: 2.21:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#9cade4 on black: 9.51:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red61.2%
Green67.8%
Blue89.4%
CMYK percentages
Cyan31.6%
Magenta24.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)10.6%
Color previews
#9cade4 text on a black background
contrast 9.51:1
Card sample
#9cade4 text on a white background
contrast 2.21:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #9cade4;
Background color
Panel with #9cade4 background
background-color: #9cade4;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9cade4;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(156, 173, 228, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(156, 173, 228, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9cade4; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cade4, #BB9CE4);