All About Color #8CB4E8

#8CB4E8

About #8CB4E8

#8CB4E8 is a light blue color with the hex code #8CB4E8. In RGB it is red 140, green 180, blue 232; in HSL it is hue 214°, saturation 67%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 40%, 22%, 0%, 9%. Its contrast ratio is 2.14:1 on white and 9.81:1 on black.

#8CB4E8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, B4, E8
CMYK39.66%, 22.41%, 0.00%, 9.02%
RGB Decimal140, 180, 232
HSL214°, 67%, 73%
RGB Octal214, 264, 350
HSV (HSB)213.91°, 39.66%, 90.98%
RGB Binary10001100, 10110100, 11101000
CIE-L*AB72.26, -0.49, -30.27
RGB Percent54.90%, 70.59%, 90.98%
CIE-L*CH72.26, 30.27, 269.08
XYZ41.70, 44.04, 82.65
CIE-L*UV72.26, -20.95, -48.09
xyY0.25, 0.26, 44.04
Hunter-Lab66.37, -3.98, -27.38
RYB54.90%, 65.83%, 90.98%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8CB4E8 on a dark background: contrast 9.81:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8CB4E8 on a light background: contrast 2.14:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8CB4E8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8CB4E8 · #D9E6F7 · #3F82D9 · #E8C08C · #F7EAD9

Analogous palette

#8CE8C0 · #8CE2E8 · #8CB4E8 · #928CE8 · #C08CE8

Triadic palette

#8CB4E8 · #E88CB4 · #B4E88C · #D9E6F7 · #F7D9E6

Tetradic palette

#8CB4E8 · #E88CE2 · #E8C08C · #8CE892 · #3F82D9

Monochromatic palette

#2464B7 · #4C8ADC · #8CB4E8 · #CCDEF5 · #EAF1FB

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