Information about #8E8599 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8E8599 falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(142, 133, 153) — 55.7% red, 52.2% green, 60% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 8 / 0 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A muted, almost neutral grey, #8E8599 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Purple Ash (#8F8395). Slightly further away sit Amethyst Smoke (#95879C) and Nitro (#978395).

In RGB terms — rgb(142, 133, 153) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.5:1. #8E8599 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8E8599 color variations

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

#8E8599 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8E8599 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8E8599 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8E8599 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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#8E8599 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 #8E8599

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

Purple Ash color link
Purple Ash

#8F8395

Amethyst Smoke color link
Amethyst Smoke

#95879C

Nitro color link
Nitro

#978395

Purpley Grey color link
Purpley Grey

#947E94

Pewter Metallic color link
Pewter Metallic

#838897

Exponent color link
Exponent

#888F98

Neutral Bay color link
Neutral Bay

#858D99

Roman Silver color link
Roman Silver

#838996

Voltage color link
Voltage

#8D9094

Clouded Blue color link
Clouded Blue

#899296

Grey Suit color link
Grey Suit

#9391A0

Antique Viola color link
Antique Viola

#928BA6

#8E8599 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8E8599
  • RGB142, 133, 153
  • CMYK4, 8, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(142, 133, 153)
  • HSL267°, 9%, 56%
  • HSL Precise267°, 8.929%, 56.078%
  • HSV267°, 13%, 60%
  • HSB267°, 13%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.522, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.522, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.522, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8E8599
  • DECIMAL ID9340313
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers339 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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