Information about #8999A9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8999A9 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(137, 153, 169) — 53.7% red, 60% green, 66.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 6 / 0 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8999A9 reads as a softly toned sky-leaning azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ashley Blue (#8699AB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tiebreaker (#8E97AB) and Bali Hai (#849CA9).

The recipe behind #8999A9 is rgb(137, 153, 169), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8999A9: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. #8999A9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8999A9 color variations

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

#8999A9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8999A9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8999A9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8999A9 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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#8999A9 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 #8999A9

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

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Instinct color link
Instinct

#8C979D

Dusted Blue color link
Dusted Blue

#929FA2

Grayish Cerulean color link
Grayish Cerulean

#7D9EA8

Destiny color link
Destiny

#889E9D

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Half Regent Grey color link
Half Regent Grey

#939DA1

#8999A9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8999A9
  • RGB137, 153, 169
  • CMYK13, 6, 0, 34
  • CSSrgb(137, 153, 169)
  • HSL210°, 16%, 60%
  • HSL Precise210°, 15.686%, 60%
  • HSV210°, 19%, 66%
  • HSB210°, 19%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • GLSLvec3(0.537, 0.600, 0.663)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.537, 0.600, 0.663, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.537, 0.600, 0.663)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8999A9
  • DECIMAL ID9017769
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers4 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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