Subscribe to newsletter !

What color is 9CBCD5?

The RGB color code for color number #9CBCD5 is RGB(156, 188, 213). In the RGB color model, #9CBCD5 has a red value of 156, a green value of 188, and a blue value of 213. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 26.8% cyan, 11.7% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 16.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 206.3° (degrees), 40.4 % saturation, and 72.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #9CBCD5 has a hue of 206.3° (degrees), 26.8 % saturation and 83.5 % brightness/value.



Color 9CBCD5 is cool or warm?

Color 9CBCD5 is a cool color.



What is the LRV of #9CBCD5? (For interior and product design)

9CBCD5 has an LRV of nearly 48. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.



Dark Color

#9CBCD5

Light Color


Compare LRV 48 of #9CBCD5 with dark and light Color




Is #9CBCD5 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 9CBCD5 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.





Change Background Color:

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt







Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


HEX #9CBCD5 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(156, 188, 213)
Red
156 (61.2%)
Green
188 (73.7%)
Blue
213 (83.5%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
26.76%
Magenta
11.74%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
16.47%

HSL

HSL(206.32deg, 40.4 %, 72.4 %)

Hue
206.32°
Saturation
40.43 %.
Lightness
72.35 %.

RYB

RYB(22, 38, 61)
Red
22 (8.5%)
Yellow
38 (15.1%)
Blue
61 (23.8%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
206.32°
Saturation
26.76 %.
Brightness / Value
83.53 %.

HWB

H: 206.32°

W: 61.18 %

B: 16.47 %

XYZ

X : 43.7

Y : 47.84

Z : 69.88

YXY

Y1 : 47.84

X : 0.27

Y2 : 0.3

CMY

C : 38.82%

M : 26.27%

Y : 16.47%


LRV

~ 47.8 %

Munsell Color System

7.8B 7.3/3.6

CIE-Lab

L : 74.72

A : -5.13

B : -16.1

CIE-Lch

L : 74.72

C : 16.89

H : 252.33

CIE-Luv

L : 74.72

U : -17.28

V : -24.18

Hunter-Lab

L : 69.17

A : -8.25

B : -11.49






Color Names and Paint



Color Name of HEX #9CBCD5


Here are the colors similar to 9CBCD5. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.



#9BC4E2
Pale Cerulean
ΔE - 2.75 (97.3% similar)
#B0C4DE
Light Steel Blue
ΔE - 4.94 (95.1% similar)
#A1CAF1
Baby Blue Eyes
ΔE - 5.19 (94.8% similar)
#ABCDEF
Pale Cornflower Blue
ΔE - 5.25 (94.7% similar)




Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone TCX


Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 9CBCD5.




Pantone PMS


Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 9CBCD5.


#9BB8D3
PANTONE 644 C
ΔE - 1.74 (98.3% similar)
#A4C8E1
PANTONE 543 C
ΔE - 3.16 (96.8% similar)
#A7BCD6
PANTONE 651 C
ΔE - 3.85 (96.2% similar)
#92C1E9
PANTONE 283 C
ΔE - 4.37 (95.6% similar)


British Standard 4800


British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 9CBCD5.


#A9C6E2
BS 20-D-41 - Powder Blue
ΔE - 3.30 (96.7% similar)
#A9BBC6
BS 20-C-35 - Blue
ΔE - 5.45 (94.6% similar)
#BBCEDB
BS 20-C-33 - Pompadour
ΔE - 6.89 (93.1% similar)
#81C6FD
BS 20-E-50 - Blue
ΔE - 7.90 (92.1% similar)


RAL Design


RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 9CBCD5.


#8FB0CE
RAL 260 70 20 - Matte Blue
ΔE - 3.71 (96.3% similar)
#9FCAE5
RAL 250 80 20 - Velvet Blue
ΔE - 4.10 (95.9% similar)
#B1C9DF
RAL 260 80 15 - Wind Blue
ΔE - 4.26 (95.7% similar)
#85B0CC
RAL 250 70 20 - Medium Blue
ΔE - 4.48 (95.5% similar)




Paint color for Hex #9CBCD5


Here are the paint colors similar to 9CBCD5. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


Benjamin Moore

Hex color 9CBCD5 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #9CBCD5 to Benjamin Moore


#A1BFD5
Sapphire Ice (808)
ΔE - 1.32 (98.7% similar)
#92BAD4
Blue Bayou (801)
ΔE - 2.16 (97.8% similar)
#97C3DF
Faded Denim (795)
ΔE - 3.03 (97.0% similar)
#A5C8DD
Palatial Skies (800)
ΔE - 3.65 (96.3% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color 9CBCD5 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #9CBCD5 to PPG Paints


#A1BED9
Everlasting (PPG1161-3)
ΔE - 1.62 (98.4% similar)
#A4C3D7
Blue Bows (PPG1158-3)
ΔE - 2.61 (97.4% similar)
#97BEE2
Viva La Bleu (PPG1242-3)
ΔE - 3.21 (96.8% similar)
#9FC9E4
Windsor Way (PPG1239-3)
ΔE - 3.79 (96.2% similar)


Behr

Hex color 9CBCD5 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #9CBCD5 to Behr


#9AC1DC
Charismatic Sky (M520-3)
ΔE - 1.94 (98.1% similar)
#99BDD2
Gentle Sky (PPU14-11)
ΔE - 2.39 (97.6% similar)
#A4BBD3
Perennial Blue (M530-3)
ΔE - 2.68 (97.3% similar)
#95BCD2
Blue Chalk (M500-3)
ΔE - 2.75 (97.2% similar)


Valspar

Hex color 9CBCD5 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #9CBCD5 to Valspar


#99C1DD
Breezy (4007-7C)
ΔE - 2.08 (97.9% similar)
#9EC3E2
Dena's Delight (8001-44C)
ΔE - 2.51 (97.5% similar)
#A8C3D8
Novella Blue (4004-5B)
ΔE - 2.52 (97.5% similar)
#95BFE1
Double Denim (V072-3)
ΔE - 2.85 (97.2% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 9CBCD5 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #9CBCD5 to Dunn-Edwards


#99C1DC
January Frost (DE 5849)
ΔE - 2.12 (97.9% similar)
#9EBBCD
Anchors Away (DE 5814)
ΔE - 2.52 (97.5% similar)
#A3B9CD
Northern Pond (DE 5870)
ΔE - 2.75 (97.3% similar)
#A2B7CF
Misted Eve (DE 5884)
ΔE - 3.49 (96.5% similar)


Sherwin Williams

Hex color 9CBCD5 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #9CBCD5 to Sherwin Williams


#97B3D0
Celestial (SW 6808)
ΔE - 3.28 (96.7% similar)
#9BC8DE
Porch Ceiling (SW 9063)
ΔE - 4.82 (95.2% similar)
#B2C8D8
Blissful Blue (SW 6527)
ΔE - 4.87 (95.1% similar)
#AABAC6
Windy Blue (SW 6240)
ΔE - 5.44 (94.6% similar)







Color Combinations


#9CBCD5 color palettes and scheme combination


Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.




Complementary / Opposite Color



9CBCD5
Pale Cerulean*

D5B59C
Hazelnut*


Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.


What is the contrasting color of #9CBCD5?

Color that best contrast with #9CBCD5 is #D5B59C, color name is Hazelnut*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.


What color compliments #9CBCD5?

Complementary or Opposite color for #9CBCD5 is #D5B59C, color name is Hazelnut*.





Color Images and Mockup


Mobile app mockup example for #9CBCD5 color



T-Shirt mockup example for #9CBCD5 color


Chart visualization example with #9CBCD5 color



#9CBCD5 Color Images and Patterns