Information about #8AB5CE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8AB5CE falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(138, 181, 206) — 54.1% red, 71% green, 80.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 27 / 10 / 0 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8AB5CE presents itself as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure — 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 Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2) and Mooni Blue (#95B5D6).

In RGB terms — rgb(138, 181, 206) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8AB5CE: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. #8AB5CE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8AB5CE color variations

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

#8AB5CE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8AB5CE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8AB5CE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8AB5CE 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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#8AB5CE 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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#CDA288
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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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#CDC488
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#CD8892
#CD8892

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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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#88CDC4
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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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#A288CD
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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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#C488CD
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#92CD88
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Nearest named colors to #8AB5CE

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

Dark Sky Blue color link
Dark Sky Blue

#8CBED6

Metallic Glacier color link
Metallic Glacier

#89B1C2

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Light Cobalt Blue color link
Light Cobalt Blue

#88ACE0

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Light Grey Blue color link
Light Grey Blue

#9DBCD4

#8AB5CE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8AB5CE
  • RGB138, 181, 206
  • CMYK27, 10, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(138, 181, 206)
  • HSL202°, 41%, 67%
  • HSL Precise202.059°, 40.964%, 67.451%
  • HSV202°, 33%, 81%
  • HSB202°, 33%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.541, 0.710, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.541, 0.710, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.541, 0.710, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8AB5CE
  • DECIMAL ID9090510
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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