All About Color #8A79C8

#8A79C8

About #8A79C8

#8A79C8 is a light blue color with the hex code #8A79C8. In RGB it is red 138, green 121, blue 200; in HSL it is hue 253°, saturation 42%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 31%, 40%, 0%, 22%. Its contrast ratio is 3.72:1 on white and 5.65:1 on black.

#8A79C8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 79, C8
CMYK31.00%, 39.50%, 0.00%, 21.57%
RGB Decimal138, 121, 200
HSL253°, 42%, 63%
RGB Octal212, 171, 310
HSV (HSB)252.91°, 39.50%, 78.43%
RGB Binary10001010, 1111001, 11001000
CIE-L*AB55.33, 24.23, -38.84
RGB Percent54.12%, 47.45%, 78.43%
CIE-L*CH55.33, 45.78, 301.96
XYZ27.74, 23.25, 57.67
CIE-L*UV55.33, 2.98, -62.96
xyY0.26, 0.21, 23.25
Hunter-Lab48.22, 18.33, -37.16
RYB54.12%, 47.45%, 78.43%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A79C8 on a dark background: contrast 5.65:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8A79C8 on a light background: contrast 3.72:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A79C8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A79C8 · #C3BAE3 · #5743A3 · #B7C879 · #DAE3BA

Analogous palette

#79B7C8 · #798FC8 · #8A79C8 · #B279C8 · #C879B7

Triadic palette

#8A79C8 · #C88A79 · #79C88A · #C3BAE3 · #E3C3BA

Tetradic palette

#8A79C8 · #C8798F · #B7C879 · #79C8B2 · #5743A3

Monochromatic palette

#403177 · #5D47AE · #8A79C8 · #BAAFDE · #E9E6F5

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