Information about #8496B8 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #8496B8 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(132, 150, 184) — 51.8% red, 58.8% green, 72.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 20 / 13 / 0 / 28. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8496B8 is a mildly saturated azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Ashley Blue (#8699AB). Slightly further away sit Bluey Grey (#89A0B0) and Bluegrey (#85A3B2).

In RGB terms — rgb(132, 150, 184) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8496B8: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for white. No one has named #8496B8 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8496B8 color variations

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

#8496B8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8496B8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#455778

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#2E3A50

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Black

#000000

#8496B8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#808CA3

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Grey

#808080

#8496B8 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#83ABB8

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#8496B8 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
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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
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#B88C84
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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
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#84B0B8
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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
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#B88496
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#96B884
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#A684B8
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#B8A684
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#96B884
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#B884B0
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#B8A684
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#84B88C
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Nearest named colors to #8496B8

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

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Beyond color link
Beyond

#808AAC

Grayish Azure color link
Grayish Azure

#7D93A8

Pastel Indigo color link
Pastel Indigo

#8686AF

#8496B8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8496B8
  • RGB132, 150, 184
  • CMYK20, 13, 0, 28
  • CSSrgb(132, 150, 184)
  • HSL219°, 27%, 62%
  • HSL Precise219.231°, 26.804%, 61.961%
  • HSV219°, 28%, 72%
  • HSB219°, 28%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • GLSLvec3(0.518, 0.588, 0.722)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.518, 0.588, 0.722, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.518, 0.588, 0.722)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8496B8
  • DECIMAL ID8689336
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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