Information about #8CA8DC color
Basic facts about this digital color
#8CA8DC is a clearly saturated sky-leaning azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Cobalt Blue (#88ACE0). Slightly further away sit Light Sapphire Blue (#8BA2E7) and Ceil (#92A1CF).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(140, 168, 220)), which gives #8CA8DC its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8CA8DC: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#8CA8DC color variations
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#8CA8DC color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#8CA8DC color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#8CA8DC color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#8CA8DC color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#8CA8DC color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #8CA8DC color
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Nearest named colors to #8CA8DC
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#88ACE0
#8BA2E7
#92A1CF
#8AA7CC
#8B98D8
#95B5D6
#7FA3E6
#99AED0
#7C9ED9
#97A0CE
#8B9FEE
#8BB9E7
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#8CA8DC
- RGB140, 168, 220
- CMYK31, 20, 0, 14
- CSSrgb(140, 168, 220)
- HSL219°, 53%, 71%
- HSL Precise219°, 53.333%, 70.588%
- HSV219°, 36%, 86%
- HSB219°, 36%, 86%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
- GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.659, 0.863)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.659, 0.863, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.659, 0.863)
- Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID8CA8DC
- DECIMAL ID9218268
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
