Information about #8A8AE5 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #8A8AE5 belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(138, 138, 229) (54.1% red, 54.1% green, 89.8% blue), or CMYK 36 / 36 / 0 / 10 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated deep-sea blue, #8A8AE5 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Phthalo Blue (#8B96E7) and Light Persian Blue (#968BE7).

In RGB terms — rgb(138, 138, 229) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #8A8AE5 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8A8AE5 color variations

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

#8A8AE5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8A8AE5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8A8AE5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8A8AE5 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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#8A8AE5 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 #8A8AE5

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

Perrywinkle color link
Perrywinkle

#8F8CE7

Light Persian Blue color link
Light Persian Blue

#968BE7

Light Phthalo Blue color link
Light Phthalo Blue

#8B96E7

Magic Carpet color link
Magic Carpet

#8B98D8

Pastel Ultramarine color link
Pastel Ultramarine

#807DDB

Portage color link
Portage

#8B9FEE

Light Sapphire Blue color link
Light Sapphire Blue

#8BA2E7

Misty Lupine color link
Misty Lupine

#7983D3

Crocus Purple color link
Crocus Purple

#9172EC

Periwinkle Blue color link
Periwinkle Blue

#8F99FB

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Resolutiion Blue color link
Resolutiion Blue

#7FA3E6

#8A8AE5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8A8AE5
  • RGB138, 138, 229
  • CMYK36, 36, 0, 10
  • CSSrgb(138, 138, 229)
  • HSL240°, 64%, 72%
  • HSL Precise240°, 63.636%, 71.961%
  • HSV240°, 40%, 90%
  • HSB240°, 40%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • GLSLvec3(0.541, 0.541, 0.898)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.541, 0.541, 0.898, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.541, 0.541, 0.898)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB89.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8A8AE5
  • DECIMAL ID9079525
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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