#9cb3eb
a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
156, 179, 235
HSL
223°, 66%, 77%
CMYK
34, 24, 0, 8
Luminance
0.4531
Every format
| HEX | #9cb3eb |
| RGB | rgb(156, 179, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34%, 24%, 0%, 8%) |
| LAB | lab(73.1 5.2 -30.5) |
| LCH | lch(73.1 30.9 279.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.770 0.085 267.1) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #9cb3eb;
background-color: #9cb3eb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9cb3eb] bg-[#9cb3eb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9cb3eb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.612, green: 0.702, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9cb3eb")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#9cb3eb on white: 2.09:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#9cb3eb on black: 10.06:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red61.2%
Green70.2%
Blue92.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan33.6%
Magenta23.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%
Color previews
#9cb3eb text on a black background
contrast 10.06:1
Card sample
#9cb3eb text on a white background
contrast 2.09:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #9cb3eb;
Background color
Panel with #9cb3eb background
background-color: #9cb3eb;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9cb3eb;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(156, 179, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(156, 179, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9cb3eb; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cb3eb, #BA9CEB);