All About Color #8E8EA4

#8E8EA4

About #8E8EA4

#8E8EA4 is a light blue color with the hex code #8E8EA4. In RGB it is red 142, green 142, blue 164; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 11%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 13%, 13%, 0%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 3.20:1 on white and 6.56:1 on black.

#8E8EA4 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, 8E, A4
CMYK13.41%, 13.41%, 0.00%, 35.69%
RGB Decimal142, 142, 164
HSL240°, 11%, 60%
RGB Octal216, 216, 244
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 13.41%, 64.31%
RGB Binary10001110, 10001110, 10100100
CIE-L*AB59.69, 4.58, -11.58
RGB Percent55.69%, 55.69%, 64.31%
CIE-L*CH59.69, 12.45, 291.58
XYZ27.53, 27.78, 39.03
CIE-L*UV59.69, -1.27, -17.79
xyY0.29, 0.29, 27.78
Hunter-Lab52.70, 1.00, -7.02
RYB55.69%, 55.69%, 64.31%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8E8EA4 on a dark background: contrast 6.56:1, passes WCAG AA.
#8E8EA4 on a light background: contrast 3.20:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8E8EA4, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8E8EA4 · #C1C1CD · #5F5F77 · #A4A48E · #CDCDC1

Analogous palette

#8EA4A4 · #8E99A4 · #8E8EA4 · #998EA4 · #A48EA4

Triadic palette

#8E8EA4 · #A48E8E · #8EA48E · #C1C1CD · #CDC1C1

Tetradic palette

#8E8EA4 · #A48E99 · #A4A48E · #8EA499 · #5F5F77

Monochromatic palette

#444455 · #66667F · #8E8EA4 · #B8B8C6 · #E3E3E8

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