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Hex #8ea4cb

#8ea4cb is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #8ea4cb color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#8ea4cb Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#8ea4cb copy to clipboard
RGB	R 142 G 164 B 203 RGB (142, 164, 203) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 218.36 S 0.37 L 0.68
CMYK	C 24% M 15% Y 0% K 20%
Usage of blue	The color #8ea4cb is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#8ea4cb Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#8ea4cb to RGB conversion

Red	142	142% RED
Green	164	164% GREEN
Blue	203	203% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(142, 164, 203); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(142, 164, 203); // for css background-color

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#8ea4cb to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
23.92 %	15.29 %	0 %	20.39 %

#8ea4cb to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
218.361	0.37	0.68

CSS code: color: hsl(218.4, 37%, 68%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #8ea4cb

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color:	recommended
Usage for buttons:	watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #8ea4cb

Tints and Shades of #8ea4cb

Tints of #8ea4cb		Shades of #8ea4cb
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #8ea4cb

This shows how text with the hex-color #8ea4cb would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #8ea4cb

Primary
#8ea4cb (already open)

Secondary
#cbb58e

Tertiary
#f3eee5

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Complementary Color: #cbb58e

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #8ea4cb

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