All About Color #8E97EC

#8E97EC

About #8E97EC

#8E97EC is a light blue color with the hex code #8E97EC. In RGB it is red 142, green 151, blue 236; in HSL it is hue 234°, saturation 71%, lightness 74%; in CMYK it is 40%, 36%, 0%, 7%. Its contrast ratio is 2.70:1 on white and 7.79:1 on black.

#8E97EC Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, 97, EC
CMYK39.83%, 36.02%, 0.00%, 7.45%
RGB Decimal142, 151, 236
HSL234°, 71%, 74%
RGB Octal216, 227, 354
HSV (HSB)234.26°, 39.83%, 92.55%
RGB Binary10001110, 10010111, 11101100
CIE-L*AB64.92, 17.50, -43.88
RGB Percent55.69%, 59.22%, 92.55%
CIE-L*CH64.92, 47.24, 291.74
XYZ37.36, 33.94, 83.94
CIE-L*UV64.92, -8.96, -72.30
xyY0.24, 0.22, 33.94
Hunter-Lab58.26, 12.52, -44.64
RYB55.69%, 58.91%, 92.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8E97EC on a dark background: contrast 7.79:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8E97EC on a light background: contrast 2.70:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8E97EC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8E97EC · #DCDFF9 · #3F4FDE · #ECE28E · #F9F6DC

Analogous palette

#8EECE2 · #8EC6EC · #8E97EC · #B38EEC · #E28EEC

Triadic palette

#8E97EC · #EC8E97 · #97EC8E · #DCDFF9 · #F9DCDF

Tetradic palette

#8E97EC · #EC8EC6 · #ECE28E · #8EECB3 · #3F4FDE

Monochromatic palette

#2130C0 · #4C5BE1 · #8E97EC · #CFD3F7 · #E9EBFB

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