Information about #8CA2BA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #8CA2BA is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 162, 186) — 54.9% red, 63.5% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 9 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced steel-blue azure, #8CA2BA floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rock Blue (#93A2BA) and Smokescreen (#93A2B7).

The recipe behind #8CA2BA is rgb(140, 162, 186), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #8CA2BA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. #8CA2BA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8CA2BA color variations

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

#8CA2BA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8CA2BA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8CA2BA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8CA2BA 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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#8CA2BA 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 #8CA2BA

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

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Metallic Glacier color link
Metallic Glacier

#89B1C2

#8CA2BA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8CA2BA
  • RGB140, 162, 186
  • CMYK18, 9, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(140, 162, 186)
  • HSL211°, 25%, 64%
  • HSL Precise211.304°, 25%, 63.922%
  • HSV211°, 25%, 73%
  • HSB211°, 25%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.635, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.635, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.635, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8CA2BA
  • DECIMAL ID9216698
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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