All About Color #8CB6DE

#8CB6DE

About #8CB6DE

#8CB6DE is a light blue color with the hex code #8CB6DE. In RGB it is red 140, green 182, blue 222; in HSL it is hue 209°, saturation 55%, lightness 71%; in CMYK it is 37%, 18%, 0%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 2.13:1 on white and 9.86:1 on black.

#8CB6DE Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, B6, DE
CMYK36.94%, 18.02%, 0.00%, 12.94%
RGB Decimal140, 182, 222
HSL209°, 55%, 71%
RGB Octal214, 266, 336
HSV (HSB)209.27°, 36.94%, 87.06%
RGB Binary10001100, 10110110, 11011110
CIE-L*AB72.43, -4.22, -24.56
RGB Percent54.90%, 71.37%, 87.06%
CIE-L*CH72.43, 24.92, 260.25
XYZ40.73, 44.31, 75.51
CIE-L*UV72.43, -21.66, -38.05
xyY0.25, 0.28, 44.31
Hunter-Lab66.56, -7.26, -20.67
RYB54.90%, 65.79%, 87.06%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8CB6DE on a dark background: contrast 9.86:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8CB6DE on a light background: contrast 2.13:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8CB6DE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8CB6DE · #D4E3F2 · #4589C9 · #DEB48C · #F2E2D4

Analogous palette

#8CDEB4 · #8CDEDC · #8CB6DE · #8C8EDE · #B48CDE

Triadic palette

#8CB6DE · #DE8CB6 · #B6DE8C · #D4E3F2 · #F2D4E3

Tetradic palette

#8CB6DE · #DC8CDE · #DEB48C · #8EDE8C · #4589C9

Monochromatic palette

#2F6AA2 · #5191CD · #8CB6DE · #C8DCEF · #EBF2F9

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