All About Color #8EB6EC

#8EB6EC

About #8EB6EC

#8EB6EC is a light blue color with the hex code #8EB6EC. In RGB it is red 142, green 182, blue 236; in HSL it is hue 214°, saturation 71%, lightness 74%; in CMYK it is 40%, 23%, 0%, 7%. Its contrast ratio is 2.09:1 on white and 10.05:1 on black.

#8EB6EC Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, B6, EC
CMYK39.83%, 22.88%, 0.00%, 7.45%
RGB Decimal142, 182, 236
HSL214°, 71%, 74%
RGB Octal216, 266, 354
HSV (HSB)214.47°, 39.83%, 92.55%
RGB Binary10001110, 10110110, 11101100
CIE-L*AB73.06, 0.01, -31.19
RGB Percent55.69%, 71.37%, 92.55%
CIE-L*CH73.06, 31.19, 270.01
XYZ43.02, 45.26, 85.83
CIE-L*UV73.06, -21.01, -49.78
xyY0.25, 0.26, 45.26
Hunter-Lab67.28, -3.59, -28.54
RYB55.69%, 66.69%, 92.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8EB6EC on a dark background: contrast 10.05:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#8EB6EC on a light background: contrast 2.09:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8EB6EC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8EB6EC · #DCE9F9 · #3F84DE · #ECC38E · #F9EDDC

Analogous palette

#8EECC3 · #8EE5EC · #8EB6EC · #948EEC · #C38EEC

Triadic palette

#8EB6EC · #EC8EB6 · #B6EC8E · #DCE9F9 · #F9DCE9

Tetradic palette

#8EB6EC · #EC8EE5 · #ECC38E · #8EEC94 · #3F84DE

Monochromatic palette

#2166C0 · #4C8DE1 · #8EB6EC · #CFE0F7 · #E9F1FB

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