All About Color #8CA6EE

#8CA6EE

About #8CA6EE

#8CA6EE is a light blue color with the hex code #8CA6EE. In RGB it is red 140, green 166, blue 238; in HSL it is hue 224°, saturation 74%, lightness 74%; in CMYK it is 41%, 30%, 0%, 7%. Its contrast ratio is 2.39:1 on white and 8.80:1 on black.

#8CA6EE Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, A6, EE
CMYK41.18%, 30.25%, 0.00%, 6.67%
RGB Decimal140, 166, 238
HSL224°, 74%, 74%
RGB Octal214, 246, 356
HSV (HSB)224.08°, 41.18%, 93.33%
RGB Binary10001100, 10100110, 11101110
CIE-L*AB68.77, 8.96, -38.95
RGB Percent54.90%, 65.10%, 93.33%
CIE-L*CH68.77, 39.97, 282.95
XYZ39.88, 39.02, 86.32
CIE-L*UV68.77, -15.55, -63.58
xyY0.24, 0.24, 39.02
Hunter-Lab62.47, 4.65, -38.20
RYB54.90%, 62.96%, 93.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8CA6EE on a dark background: contrast 8.80:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8CA6EE on a light background: contrast 2.39:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8CA6EE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8CA6EE · #DCE4FA · #3C68E2 · #EED48C · #FAF2DC

Analogous palette

#8CEED4 · #8CD7EE · #8CA6EE · #A38CEE · #D48CEE

Triadic palette

#8CA6EE · #EE8CA6 · #A6EE8C · #DCE4FA · #FADCE4

Tetradic palette

#8CA6EE · #EE8CD7 · #EED48C · #8CEEA3 · #3C68E2

Monochromatic palette

#1D49C3 · #4972E4 · #8CA6EE · #CED9F8 · #E9EEFC

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