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Information about #8988CE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8988CE falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(137, 136, 206) — 53.7% red, 53.3% green, 80.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 27 / 0 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8988CE is a confidently colored blue that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Misty Lupine (#7983D3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moody Blue (#8378C7) and Magic Carpet (#8B98D8).

In RGB terms — rgb(137, 136, 206) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8988CE: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8988CE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8988CE color variations

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

#8988CE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8988CE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8988CE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8988CE 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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#8988CE 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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#AACE88
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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 #8988CE

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

Misty Lupine color link
Misty Lupine

#7983D3

Moody Blue color link
Moody Blue

#8378C7

Magic Carpet color link
Magic Carpet

#8B98D8

Pastel Ultramarine color link
Pastel Ultramarine

#807DDB

Ube color link
Ube

#8878C3

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

True V color link
True V

#8A73D6

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Sabrina Violet color link
Sabrina Violet

#A285D1

Perrywinkle color link
Perrywinkle

#8F8CE7

#8988CE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8988CE
  • RGB137, 136, 206
  • CMYK27, 27, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(137, 136, 206)
  • HSL241°, 42%, 67%
  • HSL Precise240.857°, 41.667%, 67.059%
  • HSV241°, 34%, 81%
  • HSB241°, 34%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.537, 0.533, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.537, 0.533, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.537, 0.533, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8988CE
  • DECIMAL ID9013454
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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