Information about #8988BE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8988BE falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(137, 136, 190) — 53.7% red, 53.3% green, 74.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 21 / 21 / 0 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #8988BE reads as a softly balanced blue and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pastel Indigo (#8686AF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ube (#8878C3) and Moody Blue (#8378C7).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(137, 136, 190)), which gives #8988BE its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8988BE: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8988BE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8988BE color variations

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

#8988BE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8988BE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8988BE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8988BE 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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#8988BE 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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #8988BE

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

Pastel Indigo color link
Pastel Indigo

#8686AF

Ube color link
Ube

#8878C3

Moody Blue color link
Moody Blue

#8378C7

Long Shot color link
Long Shot

#8776B6

Lavender Purple color link
Lavender Purple

#967BB6

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Beyond color link
Beyond

#808AAC

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Middle Blue Purple color link
Middle Blue Purple

#8B72BE

Purple Mountain Majesty color link
Purple Mountain Majesty

#9678B6

Masquerade color link
Masquerade

#7285BC

#8988BE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8988BE
  • RGB137, 136, 190
  • CMYK21, 21, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(137, 136, 190)
  • HSL241°, 29%, 64%
  • HSL Precise241.111°, 29.348%, 63.922%
  • HSV241°, 28%, 75%
  • HSB241°, 28%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.537, 0.533, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.537, 0.533, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.537, 0.533, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8988BE
  • DECIMAL ID9013438
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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