All About Color #8C8CB5

#8C8CB5

About #8C8CB5

#8C8CB5 is a light blue color with the hex code #8C8CB5. In RGB it is red 140, green 140, blue 181; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 22%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 23%, 23%, 0%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 3.21:1 on white and 6.53:1 on black.

#8C8CB5 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, 8C, B5
CMYK22.65%, 22.65%, 0.00%, 29.02%
RGB Decimal140, 140, 181
HSL240°, 22%, 63%
RGB Octal214, 214, 265
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 22.65%, 70.98%
RGB Binary10001100, 10001100, 10110101
CIE-L*AB59.59, 8.99, -21.42
RGB Percent54.90%, 54.90%, 70.98%
CIE-L*CH59.59, 23.23, 292.76
XYZ28.53, 27.67, 47.55
CIE-L*UV59.59, -2.42, -33.73
xyY0.28, 0.27, 27.67
Hunter-Lab52.60, 4.78, -16.78
RYB54.90%, 54.90%, 70.98%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8C8CB5 on a dark background: contrast 6.53:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8C8CB5 on a light background: contrast 3.21:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8C8CB5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8C8CB5 · #C4C4D9 · #5A5A8C · #B5B58C · #D9D9C4

Analogous palette

#8CB5B5 · #8CA1B5 · #8C8CB5 · #A18CB5 · #B58CB5

Triadic palette

#8C8CB5 · #B58C8C · #8CB58C · #C4C4D9 · #D9C4C4

Tetradic palette

#8C8CB5 · #B58CA1 · #B5B58C · #8CB5A1 · #5A5A8C

Monochromatic palette

#424267 · #5F5F95 · #8C8CB5 · #BBBBD3 · #E9E9F1

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