All About Color #8EA8E1

#8EA8E1

About #8EA8E1

#8EA8E1 is a light blue color with the hex code #8EA8E1. In RGB it is red 142, green 168, blue 225; in HSL it is hue 221°, saturation 58%, lightness 72%; in CMYK it is 37%, 25%, 0%, 12%. Its contrast ratio is 2.38:1 on white and 8.84:1 on black.

#8EA8E1 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, A8, E1
CMYK36.89%, 25.33%, 0.00%, 11.76%
RGB Decimal142, 168, 225
HSL221°, 58%, 72%
RGB Octal216, 250, 341
HSV (HSB)221.20°, 36.89%, 88.24%
RGB Binary10001110, 10101000, 11100001
CIE-L*AB68.89, 4.84, -31.64
RGB Percent55.69%, 65.88%, 88.24%
CIE-L*CH68.89, 32.00, 278.70
XYZ38.75, 39.19, 76.76
CIE-L*UV68.89, -15.18, -50.77
xyY0.25, 0.25, 39.19
Hunter-Lab62.60, 0.93, -28.87
RYB55.69%, 63.45%, 88.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8EA8E1 on a dark background: contrast 8.84:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8EA8E1 on a light background: contrast 2.38:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8EA8E1, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#8EA8E1 · #D7E0F4 · #4671CE · #E1C78E · #F4EBD7

Analogous palette

#8EE1C7 · #8ED2E1 · #8EA8E1 · #9D8EE1 · #C78EE1

Triadic palette

#8EA8E1 · #E18EA8 · #A8E18E · #D7E0F4 · #F4D7E0

Tetradic palette

#8EA8E1 · #E18ED2 · #E1C78E · #8EE19D · #4671CE

Monochromatic palette

#2D54A9 · #527AD1 · #8EA8E1 · #CBD7F1 · #EBF0FA

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