All About Color #8CA5DE

#8CA5DE

About #8CA5DE

#8CA5DE is a light blue color with the hex code #8CA5DE. In RGB it is red 140, green 165, blue 222; in HSL it is hue 222°, saturation 55%, lightness 71%; in CMYK it is 37%, 26%, 0%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 2.46:1 on white and 8.55:1 on black.

#8CA5DE Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, A5, DE
CMYK36.94%, 25.68%, 0.00%, 12.94%
RGB Decimal140, 165, 222
HSL222°, 55%, 71%
RGB Octal214, 245, 336
HSV (HSB)221.71°, 36.94%, 87.06%
RGB Binary10001100, 10100101, 11011110
CIE-L*AB67.84, 5.18, -31.62
RGB Percent54.90%, 64.71%, 87.06%
CIE-L*CH67.84, 32.04, 279.31
XYZ37.46, 37.76, 74.42
CIE-L*UV67.84, -14.72, -50.67
xyY0.25, 0.25, 37.76
Hunter-Lab61.45, 1.27, -28.79
RYB54.90%, 62.42%, 87.06%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8CA5DE on a dark background: contrast 8.55:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8CA5DE on a light background: contrast 2.46:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8CA5DE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8CA5DE · #D4DDF2 · #456DC9 · #DEC58C · #F2E9D4

Analogous palette

#8CDEC5 · #8CCDDE · #8CA5DE · #9D8CDE · #C58CDE

Triadic palette

#8CA5DE · #DE8CA5 · #A5DE8C · #D4DDF2 · #F2D4DD

Tetradic palette

#8CA5DE · #DE8CCD · #DEC58C · #8CDE9D · #456DC9

Monochromatic palette

#2F52A2 · #5176CD · #8CA5DE · #C8D3EF · #EBEFF9

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