Information about #898EA8 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#898EA8 is a softly toned deep-sea blue that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cool Grey (#8C92AC). Slightly further away sit Antique Viola (#928BA6) and Beyond (#808AAC).
The recipe behind #898EA8 is rgb(137, 142, 168), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #898EA8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#898EA8 color variations
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#898EA8 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#898EA8 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#898EA8 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#898EA8 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#898EA8 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #898EA8 color
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Nearest named colors to #898EA8
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#8C92AC
#928BA6
#808AAC
#8E97AB
#8686AF
#8699AB
#7D93A8
#9391A0
#7D88A8
#8C979D
#849CA9
#858D99
#898EA8 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#898EA8
- RGB137, 142, 168
- CMYK12, 10, 0, 34
- CSSrgb(137, 142, 168)
- HSL230°, 15%, 60%
- HSL Precise230.323°, 15.122%, 59.804%
- HSV230°, 18%, 66%
- HSB230°, 18%, 66%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.537
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.659
- GLSLvec3(0.537, 0.557, 0.659)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.537, 0.557, 0.659, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.537, 0.557, 0.659)
- Percentage of Red in RGB53.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB65.9%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID898EA8
- DECIMAL ID9014952
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
