All About Color #8EB6CD

#8EB6CD

About #8EB6CD

#8EB6CD is a light blue color with the hex code #8EB6CD. In RGB it is red 142, green 182, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 202°, saturation 39%, lightness 68%; in CMYK it is 31%, 11%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.16:1 on white and 9.72:1 on black.

#8EB6CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, B6, CD
CMYK30.73%, 11.22%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal142, 182, 205
HSL202°, 39%, 68%
RGB Octal216, 266, 315
HSV (HSB)201.90°, 30.73%, 80.39%
RGB Binary10001110, 10110110, 11001101
CIE-L*AB71.97, -7.94, -15.97
RGB Percent55.69%, 71.37%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH71.97, 17.84, 243.55
XYZ38.90, 43.61, 64.13
CIE-L*UV71.97, -20.67, -23.42
xyY0.27, 0.30, 43.61
Hunter-Lab66.04, -10.42, -11.34
RYB55.69%, 65.28%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8EB6CD on a dark background: contrast 9.72:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8EB6CD on a light background: contrast 2.16:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8EB6CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8EB6CD · #CDDFE9 · #4E8DB1 · #CDA58E · #E9D8CD

Analogous palette

#8ECDA5 · #8ECDC5 · #8EB6CD · #8E96CD · #A58ECD

Triadic palette

#8EB6CD · #CD8EB6 · #B6CD8E · #CDDFE9 · #E9CDDF

Tetradic palette

#8EB6CD · #C58ECD · #CDA58E · #96CD8E · #4E8DB1

Monochromatic palette

#3B6B87 · #5894B6 · #8EB6CD · #C3D8E5 · #EDF4F7

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