Information about #9CA7C5 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9CA7C5 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(156, 167, 197) — 61.2% red, 65.5% green, 77.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 12 / 0 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #9CA7C5 reads as a softly balanced azure and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Williamsburg Blue (#9DA8BD). Nearby in the Register you will also find Lilac Scent Soft Blue (#9EABD0) and Stratosphere (#97A0CE).

In RGB terms — rgb(156, 167, 197) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. No one has named #9CA7C5 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9CA7C5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#9CA7C5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9CA7C5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9CA7C5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9CA7C5 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#9CA7C5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #9CA7C5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Williamsburg Blue color link
Williamsburg Blue

#9DA8BD

Lilac Scent Soft Blue color link
Lilac Scent Soft Blue

#9EABD0

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Wild Blue Yonder color link
Wild Blue Yonder

#A2ADD0

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

#9CA7C5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9CA7C5
  • RGB156, 167, 197
  • CMYK16, 12, 0, 23
  • CSSrgb(156, 167, 197)
  • HSL224°, 26%, 69%
  • HSL Precise223.902°, 26.115%, 69.216%
  • HSV224°, 21%, 77%
  • HSB224°, 21%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.655, 0.773)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.655, 0.773, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.655, 0.773)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9CA7C5
  • DECIMAL ID10266565
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers311 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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