#8CBAE5 Hex Color

Online color picker to view shades, tints, color codes, and complementary colors

Hex color #8cbae5 graphic
#8cbae5 is a hex color. It can be described as pastel, ashy, dusty, unsaturated, cold, cool, blue and blueish. It is a shade of blue. The hex code is #8cbae5.

Questions about #8cbae5

What is #8cbae5 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #8cbae5 is rgb(140, 186, 229), in HSL hsl(209, 63%, 72%) and in CMYK 39%, 19%, 0%, 10%.
Is #8cbae5 readable on white or black?
#8cbae5 has a 2.04:1 contrast ratio on white and 10.27:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.