All About Color #8CB8CA

#8CB8CA

About #8CB8CA

#8CB8CA is a light blue color with the hex code #8CB8CA. In RGB it is red 140, green 184, blue 202; in HSL it is hue 197°, saturation 37%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 31%, 9%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.14:1 on white and 9.82:1 on black.

#8CB8CA Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, B8, CA
CMYK30.69%, 8.91%, 0.00%, 20.78%
RGB Decimal140, 184, 202
HSL197°, 37%, 67%
RGB Octal214, 270, 312
HSV (HSB)197.42°, 30.69%, 79.22%
RGB Binary10001100, 10111000, 11001010
CIE-L*AB72.31, -10.32, -13.83
RGB Percent54.90%, 72.16%, 79.22%
CIE-L*CH72.31, 17.26, 233.27
XYZ38.62, 44.12, 62.36
CIE-L*UV72.31, -22.36, -19.65
xyY0.27, 0.30, 44.12
Hunter-Lab66.42, -12.47, -9.16
RYB54.90%, 64.99%, 79.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8CB8CA on a dark background: contrast 9.82:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8CB8CA on a light background: contrast 2.14:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8CB8CA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #8CB8CA. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#8CB8CA · #CBDFE7 · #4F91AB · #CA9D8C · #E7D3CB

Analogous palette

#8CCA9D · #8CCABC · #8CB8CA · #8C99CA · #9D8CCA

Triadic palette

#8CB8CA · #CA8CB8 · #B8CA8C · #CBDFE7 · #E7CBDF

Tetradic palette

#8CB8CA · #BC8CCA · #CA9D8C · #99CA8C · #4F91AB

Monochromatic palette

#3B6D81 · #5798B2 · #8CB8CA · #C0D8E2 · #EEF4F7

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