All About Color #8C8EA6

#8C8EA6

About #8C8EA6

#8C8EA6 is a light blue color with the hex code #8C8EA6. In RGB it is red 140, green 142, blue 166; in HSL it is hue 235°, saturation 13%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 16%, 14%, 0%, 35%. Its contrast ratio is 3.21:1 on white and 6.53:1 on black.

#8C8EA6 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, 8E, A6
CMYK15.66%, 14.46%, 0.00%, 34.90%
RGB Decimal140, 142, 166
HSL235°, 13%, 60%
RGB Octal214, 216, 246
HSV (HSB)235.38°, 15.66%, 65.10%
RGB Binary10001100, 10001110, 10100110
CIE-L*AB59.59, 4.35, -12.88
RGB Percent54.90%, 55.69%, 65.10%
CIE-L*CH59.59, 13.59, 288.66
XYZ27.37, 27.67, 39.98
CIE-L*UV59.59, -2.45, -19.72
xyY0.29, 0.29, 27.67
Hunter-Lab52.61, 0.81, -8.23
RYB54.90%, 55.63%, 65.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8C8EA6 on a dark background: contrast 6.53:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8C8EA6 on a light background: contrast 3.21:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8C8EA6, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8C8EA6 · #C0C1CE · #5D5F79 · #A6A48C · #CECDC0

Analogous palette

#8CA6A4 · #8C9BA6 · #8C8EA6 · #978CA6 · #A48CA6

Triadic palette

#8C8EA6 · #A68C8E · #8EA68C · #C0C1CE · #CEC0C1

Tetradic palette

#8C8EA6 · #A68C9B · #A6A48C · #8CA697 · #5D5F79

Monochromatic palette

#434456 · #646682 · #8C8EA6 · #B7B8C8 · #E2E3E9

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