Information about #8890BB color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8890BB falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(136, 144, 187) — 53.3% red, 56.5% green, 73.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 17 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8890BB is a mildly saturated blue that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Cool Grey (#8C92AC). Slightly further away sit Pastel Indigo (#8686AF) and Zephyr (#809AC6).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(136, 144, 187)), which gives #8890BB its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8890BB: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. No one has named #8890BB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8890BB color variations

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

#8890BB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8890BB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8890BB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8890BB 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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#8890BB 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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#BAB287
#BAB287

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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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#A8BA87
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#BA9987
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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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#87A8BA
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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
#8890BB
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#BA878F
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#8FBA87
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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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#B287BA
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#8FBA87
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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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#BA87A8
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#BAB287
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#87BA99
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Nearest named colors to #8890BB

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

Pastel Indigo color link
Pastel Indigo

#8686AF

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Eye of a Princess color link
Eye of a Princess

#7D98B1

Beyond color link
Beyond

#808AAC

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

#8890BB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8890BB
  • RGB136, 144, 187
  • CMYK20, 17, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(136, 144, 187)
  • HSL231°, 27%, 63%
  • HSL Precise230.588°, 27.273%, 63.333%
  • HSV231°, 27%, 73%
  • HSB231°, 27%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.565, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.565, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.565, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8890BB
  • DECIMAL ID8949947
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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