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#9cbcdf

a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
156, 188, 223
HSL
211°, 51%, 74%
CMYK
30, 16, 0, 13
Luminance
0.4836

Every format

HEX#9cbcdf
RGBrgb(156, 188, 223)
HSLhsl(211, 51%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 16%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(75.0 -2.7 -21.0)
LCHlch(75.0 21.2 262.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.784 0.061 250.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9cbcdf;
background-color: #9cbcdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9cbcdf] bg-[#9cbcdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9cbcdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.612, green: 0.737, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9cbcdf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9cbcdf on white: 1.97:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9cbcdf on black: 10.67:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red61.2%
Green73.7%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan30.0%
Magenta15.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#9cbcdf text on a black background

contrast 10.67:1

Card sample

#9cbcdf text on a white background

contrast 1.97:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(156, 188, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(156, 188, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9cbcdf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9cbcdf, #A99CDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9cbcdf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9cbcdf in the Color Lab