All About Color #8CAEC5

#8CAEC5

About #8CAEC5

#8CAEC5 is a light blue color with the hex code #8CAEC5. In RGB it is red 140, green 174, blue 197; in HSL it is hue 204°, saturation 33%, lightness 66%; in CMYK it is 29%, 12%, 0%, 23%. Its contrast ratio is 2.34:1 on white and 8.98:1 on black.

#8CAEC5 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, AE, C5
CMYK28.93%, 11.68%, 0.00%, 22.75%
RGB Decimal140, 174, 197
HSL204°, 33%, 66%
RGB Octal214, 256, 305
HSV (HSB)204.21°, 28.93%, 77.25%
RGB Binary10001100, 10101110, 11000101
CIE-L*AB69.38, -6.17, -15.49
RGB Percent54.90%, 68.24%, 77.25%
CIE-L*CH69.38, 16.67, 248.29
XYZ36.03, 39.88, 58.62
CIE-L*UV69.38, -17.97, -22.79
xyY0.27, 0.30, 39.88
Hunter-Lab63.15, -8.67, -10.83
RYB54.90%, 63.25%, 77.25%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8CAEC5 on a dark background: contrast 8.98:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8CAEC5 on a light background: contrast 2.34:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8CAEC5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #8CAEC5. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#8CAEC5 · #C9D9E4 · #5282A3 · #C5A38C · #E4D4C9

Analogous palette

#8CC5A3 · #8CC5BF · #8CAEC5 · #8C91C5 · #A38CC5

Triadic palette

#8CAEC5 · #C58CAE · #AEC58C · #C9D9E4 · #E4C9D9

Tetradic palette

#8CAEC5 · #BF8CC5 · #C5A38C · #91C58C · #5282A3

Monochromatic palette

#3E627A · #598AAB · #8CAEC5 · #BFD2DF · #EEF3F6

Generate more palettes containing #8CAEC5 · Browse all color names

Discover more color profiles with the Muzli extension

Experience design inspiration like never before with Muzli. Loved by 800k+ designers worldwide, Muzli is the leading go-to browser extension for creative professionals.

Install now and let the magic begin.

Get Muzli