Information about #8AC8E9 color

#8AC8E9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8AC8E9 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(138, 200, 233) — 54.1% red, 78.4% green, 91.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 37 / 13 / 0 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8AC8E9 is a energetic, saturated steel-blue azure that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Anakiwa (#8CCEEA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sky Blue (#87CEEB) and Light Cerulean (#8BD0E7).

The recipe behind #8AC8E9 is rgb(138, 200, 233), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8AC8E9: 11.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8AC8E9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8AC8E9 color variations

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

#8AC8E9 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #8AC8E9

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

Anakiwa color link
Anakiwa

#8CCEEA

Sky Blue color link
Sky Blue

#87CEEB

Baby Blue color link
Baby Blue

#89CFF0

Light Azure color link
Light Azure

#8BB9E7

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Jordy Blue color link
Jordy Blue

#8AB9F1

Cornflower color link
Cornflower

#9ACEEB

Middle Blue color link
Middle Blue

#7ED4E6

Spray color link
Spray

#7ECDDD

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8AC8E9
  • RGB138, 200, 233
  • CMYK37, 13, 0, 9
  • CSSrgb(138, 200, 233)
  • HSL201°, 68%, 73%
  • HSL Precise200.842°, 68.345%, 72.745%
  • HSV201°, 41%, 91%
  • HSB201°, 41%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • GLSLvec3(0.541, 0.784, 0.914)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.541, 0.784, 0.914, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.541, 0.784, 0.914)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8AC8E9
  • DECIMAL ID9095401
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01