Information about #9CBCDC color

#9CBCDC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #9CBCDC is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(156, 188, 220) — 61.2% red, 73.7% green, 86.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 13 / 0 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure, #9CBCDC floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Oxymoron (#9CBFE3). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Grey Blue (#9DBCD4) and Pale Cerulean (#9BC4E2).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(156, 188, 220)), which gives #9CBCDC its character. If you plan to put text on a #9CBCDC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9CBCDC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9CBCDC color variations

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

#9CBCDC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9CBCDC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#6596C8

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#3A71A7

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#274B6F

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#132537

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Black

#000000

#9CBCDC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9CBCDC 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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#9CBCDC 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
#9CBCDC
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#DDDD9D
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#DD9D9D
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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
#9CBCDC
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#DD9DBD
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#BDDD9D
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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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#BD9DDD
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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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#DD9DDD
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#DDBD9D
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Nearest named colors to #9CBCDC

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

Oxymoron color link
Oxymoron

#9CBFE3

Light Grey Blue color link
Light Grey Blue

#9DBCD4

Pale Cerulean color link
Pale Cerulean

#9BC4E2

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Bright Pastel Blue color link
Bright Pastel Blue

#9BBEED

Dark Sky Blue color link
Dark Sky Blue

#8CBED6

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Regent St Blue color link
Regent St Blue

#A0CDD9

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

#9CBCDC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9CBCDC
  • RGB156, 188, 220
  • CMYK25, 13, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(156, 188, 220)
  • HSL210°, 48%, 74%
  • HSL Precise210°, 47.761%, 73.725%
  • HSV210°, 29%, 86%
  • HSB210°, 29%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • GLSLvec3(0.612, 0.737, 0.863)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.612, 0.737, 0.863, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.612, 0.737, 0.863)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9CBCDC
  • DECIMAL ID10271964
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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