All About Color #8EA8EC

#8EA8EC

About #8EA8EC

#8EA8EC is a light blue color with the hex code #8EA8EC. In RGB it is red 142, green 168, blue 236; in HSL it is hue 223°, saturation 71%, lightness 74%; in CMYK it is 40%, 29%, 0%, 7%. Its contrast ratio is 2.34:1 on white and 8.96:1 on black.

#8EA8EC Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, A8, EC
CMYK39.83%, 28.81%, 0.00%, 7.45%
RGB Decimal142, 168, 236
HSL223°, 71%, 74%
RGB Octal216, 250, 354
HSV (HSB)223.40°, 39.83%, 92.55%
RGB Binary10001110, 10101000, 11101100
CIE-L*AB69.34, 7.80, -36.96
RGB Percent55.69%, 65.88%, 92.55%
CIE-L*CH69.34, 37.78, 281.91
XYZ40.30, 39.81, 84.92
CIE-L*UV69.34, -15.47, -60.15
xyY0.24, 0.24, 39.81
Hunter-Lab63.10, 3.58, -35.63
RYB55.69%, 63.67%, 92.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8EA8EC on a dark background: contrast 8.96:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8EA8EC on a light background: contrast 2.34:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8EA8EC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8EA8EC · #DCE4F9 · #3F6CDE · #ECD18E · #F9F1DC

Analogous palette

#8EECD1 · #8ED7EC · #8EA8EC · #A28EEC · #D18EEC

Triadic palette

#8EA8EC · #EC8EA8 · #A8EC8E · #DCE4F9 · #F9DCE4

Tetradic palette

#8EA8EC · #EC8ED7 · #ECD18E · #8EECA2 · #3F6CDE

Monochromatic palette

#214EC0 · #4C76E1 · #8EA8EC · #CFDAF7 · #E9EEFB

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