All About Color #8C9AA6

#8C9AA6

About #8C9AA6

#8C9AA6 is a light blue color with the hex code #8C9AA6. In RGB it is red 140, green 154, blue 166; in HSL it is hue 208°, saturation 13%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 16%, 7%, 0%, 35%. Its contrast ratio is 2.88:1 on white and 7.29:1 on black.

#8C9AA6 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, 9A, A6
CMYK15.66%, 7.23%, 0.00%, 34.90%
RGB Decimal140, 154, 166
HSL208°, 13%, 60%
RGB Octal214, 232, 246
HSV (HSB)207.69°, 15.66%, 65.10%
RGB Binary10001100, 10011010, 10100110
CIE-L*AB62.88, -2.40, -7.96
RGB Percent54.90%, 60.39%, 65.10%
CIE-L*CH62.88, 8.32, 253.21
XYZ29.25, 31.44, 40.60
CIE-L*UV62.88, -8.09, -11.35
xyY0.29, 0.31, 31.44
Hunter-Lab56.07, -5.00, -3.68
RYB54.90%, 58.47%, 65.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8C9AA6 on a dark background: contrast 7.29:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8C9AA6 on a light background: contrast 2.88:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8C9AA6, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8C9AA6 · #C0C7CE · #5D6C79 · #A6988C · #CEC6C0

Analogous palette

#8CA698 · #8CA6A5 · #8C9AA6 · #8C8DA6 · #988CA6

Triadic palette

#8C9AA6 · #A68C9A · #9AA68C · #C0C7CE · #CEC0C7

Tetradic palette

#8C9AA6 · #A58CA6 · #A6988C · #8DA68C · #5D6C79

Monochromatic palette

#434D56 · #647482 · #8C9AA6 · #B7C0C8 · #E2E6E9

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