Information about #8A99BB color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8A99BB falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(138, 153, 187) — 54.1% red, 60% green, 73.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 19 / 13 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8A99BB presents itself as a softly balanced steel-blue azure — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Rock Blue (#93A2BA). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bluey Grey (#89A0B0) and Smokescreen (#93A2B7).

The recipe behind #8A99BB is rgb(138, 153, 187), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. No one has named #8A99BB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8A99BB color variations

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

#8A99BB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8A99BB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8A99BB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8A99BB 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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#8A99BB 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 #8A99BB

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

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

#8A99BB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8A99BB
  • RGB138, 153, 187
  • CMYK19, 13, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(138, 153, 187)
  • HSL222°, 26%, 64%
  • HSL Precise221.633°, 26.486%, 63.725%
  • HSV222°, 26%, 73%
  • HSB222°, 26%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.541, 0.600, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.541, 0.600, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.541, 0.600, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8A99BB
  • DECIMAL ID9083323
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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