Information about #8296CC color

#8296CC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #8296CC belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(130, 150, 204) — 51% red, 58.8% green, 80% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 29 / 21 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #8296CC reads as a confidently colored steel-blue azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Delta Blue (#7C9ACD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Zephyr (#809AC6) and Dark Pastel Blue (#779ECB).

In RGB terms — rgb(130, 150, 204) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #8296CC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8296CC color variations

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

#8296CC 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 #8296CC

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

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Magic Carpet color link
Magic Carpet

#8B98D8

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Misty Lupine color link
Misty Lupine

#7983D3

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8296CC
  • RGB130, 150, 204
  • CMYK29, 21, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(130, 150, 204)
  • HSL224°, 42%, 65%
  • HSL Precise223.784°, 42.045%, 65.49%
  • HSV224°, 36%, 80%
  • HSB224°, 36%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.510, 0.588, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.510, 0.588, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.510, 0.588, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8296CC
  • DECIMAL ID8558284
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01