#8CA8E3 Color

#8CA8E3 is rgb(140, 168, 227) in RGB and hsl(221, 61%, 72%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SkyBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8CA8E3

HEX#8CA8E3

RGBrgb(140, 168, 227)

HSLhsl(221, 61%, 72%)

HSVhsv(221, 38%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.092 264.6)

CMYKcmyk(38%, 26%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8CA8E3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8CA8E3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8CA8E3 Complementary#E3C88C Analogous#8CD3E3 Analogous#9C8CE3 Triadic#E38CA8 Triadic#A8E38C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8CA8E3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CB4E7 #A9BDEA #B9CAEE #CAD6F2 #DAE3F6 #E6ECF9

Shades

#6388D9 #3E6CD0 #2B55B1 #214187 #172E5E #0E1C39

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