All About Color #8CA2E8

#8CA2E8

About #8CA2E8

#8CA2E8 is a light blue color with the hex code #8CA2E8. In RGB it is red 140, green 162, blue 232; in HSL it is hue 226°, saturation 67%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 40%, 30%, 0%, 9%. Its contrast ratio is 2.49:1 on white and 8.45:1 on black.

#8CA2E8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, A2, E8
CMYK39.66%, 30.17%, 0.00%, 9.02%
RGB Decimal140, 162, 232
HSL226°, 67%, 73%
RGB Octal214, 242, 350
HSV (HSB)225.65°, 39.66%, 90.98%
RGB Binary10001100, 10100010, 11101000
CIE-L*AB67.46, 9.58, -37.71
RGB Percent54.90%, 63.53%, 90.98%
CIE-L*CH67.46, 38.91, 284.25
XYZ38.30, 37.24, 81.51
CIE-L*UV67.46, -13.82, -61.38
xyY0.24, 0.24, 37.24
Hunter-Lab61.03, 5.23, -36.48
RYB54.90%, 61.86%, 90.98%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8CA2E8 on a dark background: contrast 8.45:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8CA2E8 on a light background: contrast 2.49:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8CA2E8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8CA2E8 · #D9E0F7 · #3F63D9 · #E8D38C · #F7F0D9

Analogous palette

#8CE8D3 · #8CD0E8 · #8CA2E8 · #A58CE8 · #D38CE8

Triadic palette

#8CA2E8 · #E88CA2 · #A2E88C · #D9E0F7 · #F7D9E0

Tetradic palette

#8CA2E8 · #E88CD0 · #E8D38C · #8CE8A5 · #3F63D9

Monochromatic palette

#2446B7 · #4C6EDC · #8CA2E8 · #CCD5F5 · #EAEEFB

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