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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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Download: GIMP GPL Adobe ASE (Adobe Swatch Exchange) Sketch Palette

#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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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

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Andy Warhol
<p style="color: #8ca6eb">…</p>

#8ca6eb background

Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.

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

#8ca6eb shadow

Art is the stored honey of the human soul.

Theodore Dreiser
<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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