Light Steel Blue (Blue)

#9DB5CD

RGB: 157, 181, 205

Color OverviewHEX #9DB5CD

#9DB5CD Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #9DB5CD is composed of 62% red, 71% green, and 80% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 210°, saturation of 32%, and lightness of 71%.

HEX

#9DB5CD

RGB

157, 181, 205

HSL

210°, 32%, 71%

HSV

210°, 23%, 80%

CMYK

23%, 12%, 0%, 20%

Name Match

Light Steel Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #9DB5CD (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #9DB5CD (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #9DB5CD (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #9DB5CD

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #9DB5CD Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.12 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #9DB5CD Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):9.92 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #9DB5CD;
}

.element {
  color: #9DB5CD;
  background-color: #9DB5CD;
  border-color: #9DB5CD;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#9DB5CD] text-[#9DB5CD] border-[#9DB5CD]">
  Content styled with #9DB5CD
</div>