Information about #8993C1 color

#8993C1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8993C1 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(137, 147, 193) — 53.7% red, 57.6% green, 75.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 22 / 18 / 0 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8993C1 presents itself as a softly balanced blue — 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 near neighbor of Zephyr (#809AC6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Delta Blue (#7C9ACD) and Rock Blue (#93A2BA).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(137, 147, 193)), which gives #8993C1 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8993C1: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8993C1 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8993C1 color variations

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

#8993C1 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8993C1 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#444F82

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#2D3556

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Black

#000000

#8993C1 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#838AA9

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Grey

#808080

#8993C1 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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#8AAAC1

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#8993C1 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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#B0C18A
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#C19C8A
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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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#8AB0C1
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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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#C18A94
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#94C18A
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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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#B78AC1
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#C1B78A
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#94C18A
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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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#C18AB0
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#C1B78A
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#8AC19C
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Nearest named colors to #8993C1

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

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Eye of a Princess color link
Eye of a Princess

#7D98B1

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Pastel Indigo color link
Pastel Indigo

#8686AF

#8993C1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8993C1
  • RGB137, 147, 193
  • CMYK22, 18, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(137, 147, 193)
  • HSL229°, 31%, 65%
  • HSL Precise229.286°, 31.111%, 64.706%
  • HSV229°, 29%, 76%
  • HSB229°, 29%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.576
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • GLSLvec3(0.537, 0.576, 0.757)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.537, 0.576, 0.757, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.537, 0.576, 0.757)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB75.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8993C1
  • DECIMAL ID9016257
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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