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#8ca6eb Hex Color Code

#8ca6eb Paint ChipThe hexadecimal color code #8ca6eb is a medium light shade of blue. In the RGB color model #8ca6eb is comprised of 54.9% red, 65.1% green and 92.16% blue. In the HSL color space #8ca6eb has a hue of 224° (degrees), 70% saturation and 74% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 472.99 nm.

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#8ca6eb linear gradient to complementary #d2cea5

  1. #8ca6eb
  2. #9cace0
  3. #a9b3d4
  4. #b5b9c9
  5. #c0c0bd
  6. #c9c7b1
  7. #d2cea5

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #6b87c9
  2. #7691d4
  3. #819be0
  4. #8ca6eb
  5. #97b1f7
  6. #a2bcff
  7. #aec7ff

Tones

  1. #8ca6eb
  2. #96aae3
  3. #9faddb
  4. #a7b1d4
  5. #afb4cc
  6. #b6b8c4
  7. #bcbcbc

Tints and Shades

#8ca6eb to white

  1. #8ca6eb
  2. #a1b4ef
  3. #b5c3f2
  4. #c8d1f5
  5. #dbe0f9
  6. #edf0fc
  7. #ffffff

#8ca6eb to black

  1. #8ca6eb
  2. #7488c0
  3. #5c6b96
  4. #46506e
  5. #303649
  6. #1c1e27
  7. #000000

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Paints

Similar Paints

  1. Caparol

    1. ★ 80 12 260 / Lazur 120
      #8ca4e4       ΔE = 1.284 / LRV ≈ 37.7%
    2. ★ 80 12 265 / Astra 80
      #94a4e8       ΔE = 1.768 / LRV ≈ 38.7%

  2. Pantone / PMS

    1. ★ 2122 U
      #8fa4e3       ΔE = 1.428 / LRV ≈ 37.9%
    2. 7452 U
      #91a0e4       ΔE = 2.519 / LRV ≈ 36.8%

  3. Natural Color System / NCS

    1. S 1040-R80B
      #85a9ea       ΔE = 2.344 / LRV ≈ 39.3%

  4. Plascon

    1. Mamello B5-A2-1
      #88acf8       ΔE = 2.571 / LRV ≈ 41.5%

  5. Sigma

    1. Mistic Purple / S 1550-R70B
      #85a2df       ΔE = 2.825 / LRV ≈ 36.2%

#8ca6eb HTML / CSS Code Examples

#8ca6eb foreground

There's no retirement for an artist, it's your way of living so there's no end to it.

Henry Moore
<p style="color: #8ca6eb">…</p>

#8ca6eb background

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

Aristotle
<p style="background-color: #8ca6eb">…</p>

#8ca6eb shadow

Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.

Salvador Dali
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #8ca6eb">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
9217771
Binary
10001100, 10100110, 11101011
Hexadecimal
#8ca6eb
LRV
≈ 38.8%
Closest short hex
#8ae ΔE = 1.818
RGB
rgb(140, 166, 235)
RGBA
rgba(140, 166, 235, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.259, g: 0.307, b: 0.434
RYB
red: 0.549%, yellow: 0.629%, blue: 0.922%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-7559445 / 0xff8ca6eb
HSL
hsl(224, 70%, 74%)
HSLA
hsla(224, 70%, 74%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 224° (223.579), saturation: 40% (0.404), value: 92% (0.922)
HSP
hue: 223.579, saturation: 40.426%, perceived brightness: 66.008%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 255.766, S: 76.359, L: 68.638
Cubehelix
H: -138.212, S: 0.637, L: 0.650
TSL
T: -2.254, S: 0.106, L: 0.651
CMYK
cyan: 40% (0.404), magenta: 29% (0.294), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 8% (0.078)
CMY
cyan: 45% (0.451), magenta: 35% (0.349), yellow: 8% (0.078)
XYZ
X: 39.442, Y: 38.844, Z: 84.001
xyY
x: 0.243, y: 0.239, Y: 38.844
CIELab
L: 68.638, a: 8.125, b: -37.502
CIELuv
L: 68.638, u: -15.479, v: -61.023
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 68.638, C: 38.372, H: 282.224
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 68.638, C: 62.955, H: 255.766
Hunter-Lab
L: 62.325, a: 3.894, b: -36.283
CIECAM02
J: 58.971, C: 44.343, h: 261.003, Q: 151.297, M: 38.777, s: 50.626, H: 311.610
OSA-UCS
lightness: -10.269, jaune: -6.582, green: 0.909
LMS
L: 31.949, M: 38.699, S: 83.253
YCbCr
Y: 158.674, Cb: 162.139, Cr: 111.687
YCgCo
Y: 176.750, Cg: -10.750, Co: 11.250
YDbDr
Y: 166.092, Db: 103.677, Dr: 49.631
YPbPr
Y: 165.430, Pb: 37.490, Pr: -16.174
xvYCC
Y: 158.075, Cb: 160.932, Cr: 113.792
YIQ
Y: 166.092, I: -37.656, Q: 15.970
YUV
Y: 166.092, U: 33.911, V: -22.891
Munsell Color System
7.5PB 6/10 ΔE = 5.194
Brand Color
Disqus (blue) ΔE = 5.755

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