All About Color #8EB4CD

#8EB4CD

About #8EB4CD

#8EB4CD is a light blue color with the hex code #8EB4CD. In RGB it is red 142, green 180, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 204°, saturation 39%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 31%, 12%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.20:1 on white and 9.56:1 on black.

#8EB4CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, B4, CD
CMYK30.73%, 12.20%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal142, 180, 205
HSL204°, 39%, 68%
RGB Octal216, 264, 315
HSV (HSB)203.81°, 30.73%, 80.39%
RGB Binary10001110, 10110100, 11001101
CIE-L*AB71.42, -6.87, -16.80
RGB Percent55.69%, 70.59%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH71.42, 18.15, 247.76
XYZ38.50, 42.80, 63.99
CIE-L*UV71.42, -19.81, -24.89
xyY0.26, 0.29, 42.80
Hunter-Lab65.42, -9.46, -12.20
RYB55.69%, 64.98%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8EB4CD on a dark background: contrast 9.56:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8EB4CD on a light background: contrast 2.20:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8EB4CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8EB4CD · #CDDEE9 · #4E89B1 · #CDA78E · #E9D9CD

Analogous palette

#8ECDA7 · #8ECDC7 · #8EB4CD · #8E94CD · #A78ECD

Triadic palette

#8EB4CD · #CD8EB4 · #B4CD8E · #CDDEE9 · #E9CDDE

Tetradic palette

#8EB4CD · #C78ECD · #CDA78E · #94CD8E · #4E89B1

Monochromatic palette

#3B6887 · #5890B6 · #8EB4CD · #C3D7E5 · #EDF3F7

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