All About Color #8EB5CD

#8EB5CD

About #8EB5CD

#8EB5CD is a light blue color with the hex code #8EB5CD. In RGB it is red 142, green 181, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 203°, saturation 39%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 31%, 12%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.18:1 on white and 9.64:1 on black.

#8EB5CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, B5, CD
CMYK30.73%, 11.71%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal142, 181, 205
HSL203°, 39%, 68%
RGB Octal216, 265, 315
HSV (HSB)202.86°, 30.73%, 80.39%
RGB Binary10001110, 10110101, 11001101
CIE-L*AB71.69, -7.41, -16.39
RGB Percent55.69%, 70.98%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH71.69, 17.98, 245.67
XYZ38.70, 43.21, 64.06
CIE-L*UV71.69, -20.24, -24.16
xyY0.27, 0.30, 43.21
Hunter-Lab65.73, -9.94, -11.77
RYB55.69%, 65.13%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8EB5CD on a dark background: contrast 9.64:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8EB5CD on a light background: contrast 2.18:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8EB5CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8EB5CD · #CDDFE9 · #4E8BB1 · #CDA68E · #E9D8CD

Analogous palette

#8ECDA6 · #8ECDC6 · #8EB5CD · #8E95CD · #A68ECD

Triadic palette

#8EB5CD · #CD8EB5 · #B5CD8E · #CDDFE9 · #E9CDDF

Tetradic palette

#8EB5CD · #C68ECD · #CDA68E · #95CD8E · #4E8BB1

Monochromatic palette

#3B6A87 · #5892B6 · #8EB5CD · #C3D8E5 · #EDF3F7

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