Information about #8394B9 color

#8394B9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #8394B9 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(131, 148, 185) — 51.4% red, 58% green, 72.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 21 / 15 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced steel-blue azure, #8394B9 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Zephyr (#809AC6). Nearby in the Register you will also find Ashley Blue (#8699AB) and Cool Grey (#8C92AC).

The recipe behind #8394B9 is rgb(131, 148, 185), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #8394B9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.0:1. #8394B9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8394B9 color variations

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

#8394B9 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 #8394B9

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

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Beyond color link
Beyond

#808AAC

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8394B9
  • RGB131, 148, 185
  • CMYK21, 15, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(131, 148, 185)
  • HSL221°, 28%, 62%
  • HSL Precise221.111°, 27.835%, 61.961%
  • HSV221°, 29%, 73%
  • HSB221°, 29%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.580, 0.725)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.580, 0.725, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.580, 0.725)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8394B9
  • DECIMAL ID8623289
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01