Carolina blue : The hexadecimal color #8caef0

The hexadecimal color #8caef0 is a color blue whose writing is rgb(140, 174, 240) either 55% of red, 68% of green, 94% of blue; the HSL value is hsl(156, 196%, 190%) either a shade of 156°, a saturation of 196% and a brightness of 190%; the CMYK value is cmyk(42, 28, 0, 6) either 42% of cyan, 28% of magenta, 0% of yellow and 6% of black.

The color combinaison (or color scheme) of the color carolina blue

The gradient colors and complementary colors below allow you to find colors near 8caef0 for a good harmony of your web design and your artwork.

#8caef0 : Using the html color in a CSS style

The CSS notation for use that color (8caef0) as text color is color:#8caef0;
This is an text example writing in hex color #8caef0.

The CSS notation for use that color (8caef0) as background color is background-color:#8caef0;
This is a box with a background color in hex #8caef0

The CSS notation for use that color (8caef0) as border color is border-color:#8caef0;
This is a box with a border color in hex #8caef0

The CSS notation for use that color (8caef0) as shadow color is box-shadow:0 0 20px #8caef0;
This is a box with a shadow color in hex #8caef0

Converting the hex color 8caef0 in RGB, HSL and CMYK

  • Color code HEX : #8caef0
  • Color code RGB : rgb(140, 174, 240)
  • Color code HSL : hsl(156, 196%, 190%)
  • Color code CMYK : cmyk(42, 28, 0, 6)
  • Color code BIN : 10001100 10101110 11110000

What is a color HEX ?

The HEX code consists of 3 groups of 2 digits from 00 to FF, representing the primary colors: red, green, blue.
The maximum number of colors in hexadecimal format is 256 x 256 x 256 = 16,777,216

What is a color RGB ?

RGB code consists of 3 groups ranging from 0 to 255 and representing the primary colors: red, green, blue.
The theoretical maximum number is also ~ 16M colors.


Hex color #8caef0 - carolina blue

What is a color HSL ?

HSL code consists of 3 groups: a first in degree determining the color hue (between 0° and 360°) followed by 2 digits ranging from 0 to 255 and expressed as a percentage, respectively, determine the saturation and brightness of color.

What is a color CMYK ?

The CMYK code consists of four groups of digits ranging from 0 to 100 and represents the percentage of cyan, magenta, yellow and black present in the main color.