All About Color #8E97CC

#8E97CC

About #8E97CC

#8E97CC is a light blue color with the hex code #8E97CC. In RGB it is red 142, green 151, blue 204; in HSL it is hue 231°, saturation 38%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 30%, 26%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.82:1 on white and 7.45:1 on black.

#8E97CC Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, 97, CC
CMYK30.39%, 25.98%, 0.00%, 20.00%
RGB Decimal142, 151, 204
HSL231°, 38%, 68%
RGB Octal216, 227, 314
HSV (HSB)231.29°, 30.39%, 80.00%
RGB Binary10001110, 10010111, 11001100
CIE-L*AB63.54, 8.99, -28.27
RGB Percent55.69%, 59.22%, 80.00%
CIE-L*CH63.54, 29.67, 287.64
XYZ33.12, 32.24, 61.60
CIE-L*UV63.54, -7.43, -45.18
xyY0.26, 0.25, 32.24
Hunter-Lab56.78, 4.75, -24.58
RYB55.69%, 58.77%, 80.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8E97CC on a dark background: contrast 7.45:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8E97CC on a light background: contrast 2.82:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8E97CC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8E97CC · #CED2E9 · #4F5EB0 · #CCC38E · #E9E5CE

Analogous palette

#8ECCC3 · #8EB7CC · #8E97CC · #A48ECC · #C38ECC

Triadic palette

#8E97CC · #CC8E98 · #98CC8E · #CED2E9 · #E9CED2

Tetradic palette

#8E97CC · #CC8EB7 · #CCC38E · #8ECCA4 · #4F5EB0

Monochromatic palette

#3C4786 · #5A67B5 · #8E97CC · #C3C8E4 · #EDEFF7

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