All About Color #8CA5C0

#8CA5C0

About #8CA5C0

#8CA5C0 is a light blue color with the hex code #8CA5C0. In RGB it is red 140, green 165, blue 192; in HSL it is hue 211°, saturation 29%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 27%, 14%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 2.54:1 on white and 8.26:1 on black.

#8CA5C0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, A5, C0
CMYK27.08%, 14.06%, 0.00%, 24.71%
RGB Decimal140, 165, 192
HSL211°, 29%, 65%
RGB Octal214, 245, 300
HSV (HSB)211.15°, 27.08%, 75.29%
RGB Binary10001100, 10100101, 11000000
CIE-L*AB66.74, -2.46, -16.71
RGB Percent54.90%, 64.71%, 75.29%
CIE-L*CH66.74, 16.89, 261.62
XYZ33.78, 36.29, 55.09
CIE-L*UV66.74, -13.93, -25.14
xyY0.27, 0.29, 36.29
Hunter-Lab60.24, -5.32, -12.05
RYB54.90%, 61.52%, 75.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8CA5C0 on a dark background: contrast 8.26:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8CA5C0 on a light background: contrast 2.54:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8CA5C0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8CA5C0 · #C7D3E0 · #55779B · #C0A78C · #E0D4C7

Analogous palette

#8CC0A7 · #8CBFC0 · #8CA5C0 · #8D8CC0 · #A78CC0

Triadic palette

#8CA5C0 · #C08CA5 · #A5C08C · #C7D3E0 · #E0C7D3

Tetradic palette

#8CA5C0 · #C08CBF · #C0A78C · #8CC08D · #55779B

Monochromatic palette

#3F5873 · #5B7EA4 · #8CA5C0 · #BDCCDB · #EFF2F6

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