All About Color #8EA9E6

#8EA9E6

About #8EA9E6

#8EA9E6 is a light blue color with the hex code #8EA9E6. In RGB it is red 142, green 169, blue 230; in HSL it is hue 222°, saturation 64%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 38%, 27%, 0%, 10%. Its contrast ratio is 2.34:1 on white and 8.97:1 on black.

#8EA9E6 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, A9, E6
CMYK38.26%, 26.52%, 0.00%, 9.80%
RGB Decimal142, 169, 230
HSL222°, 64%, 73%
RGB Octal216, 251, 346
HSV (HSB)221.59°, 38.26%, 90.20%
RGB Binary10001110, 10101001, 11100110
CIE-L*AB69.36, 5.61, -33.65
RGB Percent55.69%, 66.27%, 90.20%
CIE-L*CH69.36, 34.12, 279.47
XYZ39.63, 39.84, 80.46
CIE-L*UV69.36, -15.71, -54.30
xyY0.25, 0.25, 39.84
Hunter-Lab63.12, 1.60, -31.40
RYB55.69%, 63.79%, 90.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8EA9E6 on a dark background: contrast 8.97:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8EA9E6 on a light background: contrast 2.34:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8EA9E6, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8EA9E6 · #D9E2F7 · #436FD6 · #E6CC8E · #F7EED9

Analogous palette

#8EE6CC · #8ED5E6 · #8EA9E6 · #A08EE6 · #CC8EE6

Triadic palette

#8EA9E6 · #E68EA9 · #A9E68E · #D9E2F7 · #F7D9E2

Tetradic palette

#8EA9E6 · #E68ED5 · #E6CC8E · #8EE6A0 · #436FD6

Monochromatic palette

#2752B4 · #4F78D8 · #8EA9E6 · #CDD9F4 · #EAEFFA

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