Information about #8398CD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8398CD falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(131, 152, 205) — 51.4% red, 59.6% green, 80.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 29 / 21 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #8398CD reads as a clearly saturated sky-leaning azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Delta Blue (#7C9ACD). Slightly further away sit Zephyr (#809AC6) and Dark Pastel Blue (#779ECB).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(131, 152, 205)), which gives #8398CD its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8398CD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8398CD color variations

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#8398CD 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 #8398CD

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

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Misty Lupine color link
Misty Lupine

#7983D3

#8398CD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8398CD
  • RGB131, 152, 205
  • CMYK29, 21, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(131, 152, 205)
  • HSL223°, 43%, 66%
  • HSL Precise222.973°, 42.529%, 65.882%
  • HSV223°, 36%, 80%
  • HSB223°, 36%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.596, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.596, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.596, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8398CD
  • DECIMAL ID8624333
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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