All About Color #8CA9DE

#8CA9DE

About #8CA9DE

#8CA9DE is a light blue color with the hex code #8CA9DE. In RGB it is red 140, green 169, blue 222; in HSL it is hue 219°, saturation 55%, lightness 71%; in CMYK it is 37%, 24%, 0%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 2.37:1 on white and 8.85:1 on black.

#8CA9DE Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, A9, DE
CMYK36.94%, 23.87%, 0.00%, 12.94%
RGB Decimal140, 169, 222
HSL219°, 55%, 71%
RGB Octal214, 251, 336
HSV (HSB)218.78°, 36.94%, 87.06%
RGB Binary10001100, 10101001, 11011110
CIE-L*AB68.91, 2.94, -29.96
RGB Percent54.90%, 66.27%, 87.06%
CIE-L*CH68.91, 30.11, 275.60
XYZ38.19, 39.23, 74.67
CIE-L*UV68.91, -16.34, -47.72
xyY0.25, 0.26, 39.23
Hunter-Lab62.63, -0.76, -26.84
RYB54.90%, 63.30%, 87.06%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8CA9DE on a dark background: contrast 8.85:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8CA9DE on a light background: contrast 2.37:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8CA9DE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8CA9DE · #D4DEF2 · #4573C9 · #DEC18C · #F2E8D4

Analogous palette

#8CDEC1 · #8CD2DE · #8CA9DE · #998CDE · #C18CDE

Triadic palette

#8CA9DE · #DE8CA9 · #A9DE8C · #D4DEF2 · #F2D4DE

Tetradic palette

#8CA9DE · #DE8CD2 · #DEC18C · #8CDE99 · #4573C9

Monochromatic palette

#2F57A2 · #517CCD · #8CA9DE · #C8D5EF · #EBF0F9

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