#9ca0d0 Color Information

#9ca0d0 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #9ca0d0. In RGB, it consists of 61.2% Red, 62.7% Green, and 81.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 25% Cyan, 23.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 18.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 235.4°, with saturation of 35.6% and lightness of 71.4%. The decimal value for #9ca0d0 is 10264784, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #9ca0d0 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#9ca0d0 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color156, 160, 208 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color61.2%, 62.7%, 81.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.388, 0.373, 0.184 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.25, 0.231, 0, 0.184 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color235.4°, 35.6%, 71.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color235.4°, 25.0%, 81.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color37.666, 36.764, 64.785 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color156, 160, 208 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10264784 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color67.099, 9.074, -24.942 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)67.099, 26.541, 289.992 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color67.099, -4.829, -40.146 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color60.633, 4.780, -20.907 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.271, 0.264, 36.764 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288454864 / 0xff9ca0d0 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9999cc Copy
Last Updated: November 20, 2024

Shades of #9ca0d0

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #9ca0d0, its pure hue is 235.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 35.6%, and its lightness is 71.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #9ca0d0, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #14141a to #898cb6.

Tints of #9ca0d0

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #9ca0d0, its pure hue is 235.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 35.6%, and its lightness is 71.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #9ca0d0, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a8acd6 to #f3f3f9.

Tones of #9ca0d0

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #9ca0d0, its pure hue is 235.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 35.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #9ca0d0, which range from #b6b6b6 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #6d78ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #9ca0d0

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #9ca0d0! For #9ca0d0, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #9ca0d0. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #9ca0d0

This color, #9ca0d0, consists of 61.2% Red, 62.7% Green, and 81.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 156, Green = 160, Blue = 208. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #9ca0d0 is 25% Cyan, 23.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 18.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R61.2%
C25.0%
G62.7%
M23.1%
B81.6%
Y0.0%
K18.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 156 160 208
Octal 234 240 320
Hexa #9c #a0 #d0
Binary 10011100 10100000 11010000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 24 23 0 18
Octal 30 27 0 22
Hexa #18 #17 #00 #12
Binary 00011000 00010111 00000000 00010010

Analogous Colors of #9ca0d0

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #9ca0d0 — which has hue 235.4° — its analogous colors are located at 205.4° and 265.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9ca0d0.

Triadic Colors of #9ca0d0

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #9ca0d0 — which has hue 235.4° — its triadic colors are located at 115.4° and 355.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9ca0d0.

Complementary Color of #9ca0d0

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #9ca0d0 — which has hue 235.4° — its complementary color is located at 55.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9ca0d0.

Split Complementary Colors of #9ca0d0

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #9ca0d0 — which has hue 235.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 25.4° and 235.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9ca0d0.

Tetradic Colors of #9ca0d0

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #9ca0d0 — which has hue 235.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 145.4°, 235.4°, 325.4°, and 55.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9ca0d0.

Monochromatic Colors of #9ca0d0

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #9ca0d0, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #7e81a5 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #c7caee (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #9ca0d0

We want to make getting started with #9ca0d0 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #9ca0d0 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #9ca0d0 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #9ca0d0 with other HTML elements.

#9ca0d0 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #9ca0d0.
<span style="color: #9ca0d0;">The color of this text is #9ca0d0.</span>

#9ca0d0 Background Color

The background color for this text is #9ca0d0.
<div style="background-color: #9ca0d0; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #9ca0d0.</div>

#9ca0d0 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #9ca0d0.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #9ca0d0;">This color for the shadow of this text is #9ca0d0.</span>

#9ca0d0 Border Color

This is a div with border color #9ca0d0.
<div style="border: #9ca0d0 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #9ca0d0.</div>

#9ca0d0 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #9ca0d0 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #9ca0d0; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #9ca0d0 on a white background.</div></div>

#9ca0d0 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #9ca0d0 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #9ca0d0; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #9ca0d0 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #9ca0d0 to White

This is a gradient from #9ca0d0 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#9ca0d0,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#9ca0d0,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#9ca0d0,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#9ca0d0,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #9ca0d0 to white.</div>

Gradient from #9ca0d0 to Black

This is a gradient from #9ca0d0 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#9ca0d0,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#9ca0d0,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#9ca0d0,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#9ca0d0,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #9ca0d0 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #9ca0d0

In addition to using #9ca0d0 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #9ca0d0 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #9ca0d0, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 156, Green = 160, Blue = 208). If you need details about the color coordinates of #9ca0d0 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #9ca0d0
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(156, 160, 208)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #9ca0d0; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #9ca0d0; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #9ca0d0; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(156, 160, 208);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#9ca0d0")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:156, green:160, blue:208, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:156 green:160 blue:208 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(156f, 160f, 208f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(156, 160, 208);
 

#9ca0d0 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #9ca0d0 the same way. For those with color blindness, #9ca0d0 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #9ca0d0 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #9ca0d0 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #9ca0d0 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #9ca0d0 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #9ca0d0 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.5:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text