Information about #8997DC color

#8997DC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8997DC falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(137, 151, 220) — 53.7% red, 59.2% green, 86.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 33 / 27 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8997DC presents itself as a clearly saturated classic blue — one 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 a hair away from Magic Carpet (#8B98D8). Slightly further away sit Light Phthalo Blue (#8B96E7) and Vista Blue (#7C9ED9).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(137, 151, 220)), which gives #8997DC its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8997DC: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8997DC color variations

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

#8997DC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8997DC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8997DC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8997DC 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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#8997DC 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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#C0DC89
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#DCA589
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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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#DC8997
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#97DC89
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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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#CE89DC
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#97DC89
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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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#89DCA5
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Nearest named colors to #8997DC

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

Magic Carpet color link
Magic Carpet

#8B98D8

Light Phthalo Blue color link
Light Phthalo Blue

#8B96E7

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Light Sapphire Blue color link
Light Sapphire Blue

#8BA2E7

Perrywinkle color link
Perrywinkle

#8F8CE7

Resolutiion Blue color link
Resolutiion Blue

#7FA3E6

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Portage color link
Portage

#8B9FEE

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Light Persian Blue color link
Light Persian Blue

#968BE7

Light Cobalt Blue color link
Light Cobalt Blue

#88ACE0

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

#8997DC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8997DC
  • RGB137, 151, 220
  • CMYK33, 27, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(137, 151, 220)
  • HSL230°, 54%, 70%
  • HSL Precise229.88°, 54.248%, 70%
  • HSV230°, 38%, 86%
  • HSB230°, 38%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • GLSLvec3(0.537, 0.592, 0.863)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.537, 0.592, 0.863, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.537, 0.592, 0.863)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8997DC
  • DECIMAL ID9017308
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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