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#9cadef

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

RGB
156, 173, 239
HSL
228°, 72%, 78%
CMYK
35, 28, 0, 6
Luminance
0.4319

Every format

HEX#9cadef
RGBrgb(156, 173, 239)
HSLhsl(228, 72%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 28%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(71.7 9.5 -34.9)
LCHlch(71.7 36.2 285.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.759 0.097 272.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9cadef;
background-color: #9cadef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9cadef] bg-[#9cadef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9cadef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.612, green: 0.678, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9cadef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9cadef on white: 2.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9cadef on black: 9.64:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red61.2%
Green67.8%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan34.7%
Magenta27.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#9cadef text on a black background

contrast 9.64:1

Card sample

#9cadef text on a white background

contrast 2.18:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(156, 173, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(156, 173, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9cadef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cadef, #C29CEF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9cadef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9cadef in the Color Lab