All About Color #8CB6CA

#8CB6CA

About #8CB6CA

#8CB6CA is a light blue color with the hex code #8CB6CA. In RGB it is red 140, green 182, blue 202; in HSL it is hue 199°, saturation 37%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 31%, 10%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.17:1 on white and 9.66:1 on black.

#8CB6CA Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, B6, CA
CMYK30.69%, 9.90%, 0.00%, 20.78%
RGB Decimal140, 182, 202
HSL199°, 37%, 67%
RGB Octal214, 266, 312
HSV (HSB)199.35°, 30.69%, 79.22%
RGB Binary10001100, 10110110, 11001010
CIE-L*AB71.76, -9.26, -14.66
RGB Percent54.90%, 71.37%, 79.22%
CIE-L*CH71.76, 17.34, 237.74
XYZ38.20, 43.30, 62.22
CIE-L*UV71.76, -21.50, -21.12
xyY0.27, 0.30, 43.30
Hunter-Lab65.80, -11.51, -10.01
RYB54.90%, 64.72%, 79.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8CB6CA on a dark background: contrast 9.66:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8CB6CA on a light background: contrast 2.17:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8CB6CA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8CB6CA · #CBDEE7 · #4F8EAB · #CA9F8C · #E7D4CB

Analogous palette

#8CCA9F · #8CCABF · #8CB6CA · #8C97CA · #9F8CCA

Triadic palette

#8CB6CA · #CA8CB6 · #B6CA8C · #CBDEE7 · #E7CBDE

Tetradic palette

#8CB6CA · #BF8CCA · #CA9F8C · #97CA8C · #4F8EAB

Monochromatic palette

#3B6B81 · #5795B2 · #8CB6CA · #C0D7E2 · #EEF4F7

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