All About Color #8CB5DE

#8CB5DE

About #8CB5DE

#8CB5DE is a light blue color with the hex code #8CB5DE. In RGB it is red 140, green 181, blue 222; in HSL it is hue 210°, saturation 55%, lightness 71%; in CMYK it is 37%, 18%, 0%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 2.15:1 on white and 9.78:1 on black.

#8CB5DE Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, B5, DE
CMYK36.94%, 18.47%, 0.00%, 12.94%
RGB Decimal140, 181, 222
HSL210°, 55%, 71%
RGB Octal214, 265, 336
HSV (HSB)210.00°, 36.94%, 87.06%
RGB Binary10001100, 10110101, 11011110
CIE-L*AB72.16, -3.68, -24.98
RGB Percent54.90%, 70.98%, 87.06%
CIE-L*CH72.16, 25.25, 261.63
XYZ40.52, 43.90, 75.44
CIE-L*UV72.16, -21.25, -38.80
xyY0.25, 0.27, 43.90
Hunter-Lab66.25, -6.77, -21.14
RYB54.90%, 65.62%, 87.06%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8CB5DE on a dark background: contrast 9.78:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8CB5DE on a light background: contrast 2.15:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8CB5DE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8CB5DE · #D4E3F2 · #4587C9 · #DEB58C · #F2E3D4

Analogous palette

#8CDEB5 · #8CDEDE · #8CB5DE · #8C8CDE · #B58CDE

Triadic palette

#8CB5DE · #DE8CB5 · #B5DE8C · #D4E3F2 · #F2D4E3

Tetradic palette

#8CB5DE · #DE8CDE · #DEB58C · #8CDE8C · #4587C9

Monochromatic palette

#2F69A2 · #518FCD · #8CB5DE · #C8DBEF · #EBF2F9

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