All About Color #8C9AC0

#8C9AC0

About #8C9AC0

#8C9AC0 is a light blue color with the hex code #8C9AC0. In RGB it is red 140, green 154, blue 192; in HSL it is hue 224°, saturation 29%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 27%, 20%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.80:1 on white and 7.50:1 on black.

#8C9AC0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, 9A, C0
CMYK27.08%, 19.79%, 0.00%, 24.71%
RGB Decimal140, 154, 192
HSL224°, 29%, 65%
RGB Octal214, 232, 300
HSV (HSB)223.85°, 27.08%, 75.29%
RGB Binary10001100, 10011010, 11000000
CIE-L*AB63.75, 3.68, -21.26
RGB Percent54.90%, 60.39%, 75.29%
CIE-L*CH63.75, 21.58, 279.82
XYZ31.89, 32.49, 54.46
CIE-L*UV63.75, -9.11, -33.10
xyY0.27, 0.27, 32.49
Hunter-Lab57.00, 0.09, -16.74
RYB54.90%, 59.23%, 75.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8C9AC0 on a dark background: contrast 7.50:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8C9AC0 on a light background: contrast 2.80:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8C9AC0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8C9AC0 · #C7CEE0 · #55689B · #C0B28C · #E0DAC7

Analogous palette

#8CC0B2 · #8CB4C0 · #8C9AC0 · #988CC0 · #B28CC0

Triadic palette

#8C9AC0 · #C08C9A · #9AC08C · #C7CEE0 · #E0C7CE

Tetradic palette

#8C9AC0 · #C08CB4 · #C0B28C · #8CC098 · #55689B

Monochromatic palette

#3F4D73 · #5B6EA4 · #8C9AC0 · #BDC5DB · #EFF1F6

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