All About Color #8EB3CD

#8EB3CD

About #8EB3CD

#8EB3CD is a light blue color with the hex code #8EB3CD. In RGB it is red 142, green 179, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 205°, saturation 39%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 31%, 13%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.22:1 on white and 9.48:1 on black.

#8EB3CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, B3, CD
CMYK30.73%, 12.68%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal142, 179, 205
HSL205°, 39%, 68%
RGB Octal216, 263, 315
HSV (HSB)204.76°, 30.73%, 80.39%
RGB Binary10001110, 10110011, 11001101
CIE-L*AB71.14, -6.33, -17.22
RGB Percent55.69%, 70.20%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH71.14, 18.34, 249.81
XYZ38.29, 42.40, 63.92
CIE-L*UV71.14, -19.38, -25.63
xyY0.26, 0.29, 42.40
Hunter-Lab65.11, -8.97, -12.63
RYB55.69%, 64.83%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8EB3CD on a dark background: contrast 9.48:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8EB3CD on a light background: contrast 2.22:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8EB3CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8EB3CD · #CDDEE9 · #4E88B1 · #CDA88E · #E9D9CD

Analogous palette

#8ECDA8 · #8ECDC8 · #8EB3CD · #8E93CD · #A88ECD

Triadic palette

#8EB3CD · #CD8EB3 · #B3CD8E · #CDDEE9 · #E9CDDE

Tetradic palette

#8EB3CD · #C88ECD · #CDA88E · #93CD8E · #4E88B1

Monochromatic palette

#3B6787 · #588FB6 · #8EB3CD · #C3D6E5 · #EDF3F7

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