Information about #8591B3 color

#8591B3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8591B3 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 145, 179) — 52.2% red, 56.9% green, 70.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 13 / 0 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8591B3 presents itself as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cool Grey (#8C92AC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Beyond (#808AAC) and Ashley Blue (#8699AB).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 145, 179) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8591B3: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8591B3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8591B3 color variations

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

#8591B3 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 #8591B3

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

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Beyond color link
Beyond

#808AAC

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Ship Cove color link
Ship Cove

#7988AB

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8591B3
  • RGB133, 145, 179
  • CMYK18, 13, 0, 30
  • CSSrgb(133, 145, 179)
  • HSL224°, 23%, 61%
  • HSL Precise224.348°, 23.232%, 61.176%
  • HSV224°, 26%, 70%
  • HSB224°, 26%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.569, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.569, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.569, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8591B3
  • DECIMAL ID8753587
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01