All About Color #8CB9CA

#8CB9CA

About #8CB9CA

#8CB9CA is a light blue color with the hex code #8CB9CA. In RGB it is red 140, green 185, blue 202; in HSL it is hue 196°, saturation 37%, lightness 67%; in CMYK it is 31%, 8%, 0%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 2.12:1 on white and 9.91:1 on black.

#8CB9CA Color Conversion

Hex triplet8C, B9, CA
CMYK30.69%, 8.42%, 0.00%, 20.78%
RGB Decimal140, 185, 202
HSL196°, 37%, 67%
RGB Octal214, 271, 312
HSV (HSB)196.45°, 30.69%, 79.22%
RGB Binary10001100, 10111001, 11001010
CIE-L*AB72.59, -10.85, -13.42
RGB Percent54.90%, 72.55%, 79.22%
CIE-L*CH72.59, 17.25, 231.04
XYZ38.82, 44.54, 62.43
CIE-L*UV72.59, -22.79, -18.91
xyY0.27, 0.31, 44.54
Hunter-Lab66.74, -12.94, -8.75
RYB54.90%, 65.13%, 79.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8CB9CA on a dark background: contrast 9.91:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8CB9CA on a light background: contrast 2.12:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8CB9CA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8CB9CA · #CBDFE7 · #4F93AB · #CA9C8C · #E7D2CB

Analogous palette

#8CCA9C · #8CCABB · #8CB9CA · #8C9ACA · #9C8CCA

Triadic palette

#8CB9CA · #CA8CB9 · #B9CA8C · #CBDFE7 · #E7CBDF

Tetradic palette

#8CB9CA · #BB8CCA · #CA9C8C · #9ACA8C · #4F93AB

Monochromatic palette

#3B6F81 · #579AB2 · #8CB9CA · #C0D9E2 · #EEF4F7

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