Information about #8099AC color

#8099AC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8099AC falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(128, 153, 172) — 50.2% red, 60% green, 67.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 7 / 0 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8099AC is a gently muted sky-leaning azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Weldon Blue (#7C98AB). Slightly further away sit Bali Hai (#849CA9) and Ashley Blue (#8699AB).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(128, 153, 172)), which gives #8099AC its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 3.0:1. #8099AC has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8099AC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#8099AC 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #8099AC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Blue Moon color link
Blue Moon

#7296AB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8099AC
  • RGB128, 153, 172
  • CMYK17, 7, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(128, 153, 172)
  • HSL206°, 21%, 59%
  • HSL Precise205.909°, 20.952%, 58.824%
  • HSV206°, 26%, 67%
  • HSB206°, 26%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.600, 0.675)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.600, 0.675, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.600, 0.675)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8099AC
  • DECIMAL ID8427948
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01