Information about #8E8DCE color

#8E8DCE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8E8DCE falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(142, 141, 206) — 55.7% red, 55.3% green, 80.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 25 / 25 / 0 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated blue, #8E8DCE floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Magic Carpet (#8B98D8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Unicorn (#9F90D0) and Ceil (#92A1CF).

In RGB terms — rgb(142, 141, 206) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8E8DCE color variations

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

#8E8DCE 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 #8E8DCE

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

Magic Carpet color link
Magic Carpet

#8B98D8

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Misty Lupine color link
Misty Lupine

#7983D3

Ube color link
Ube

#8878C3

Moody Blue color link
Moody Blue

#8378C7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8E8DCE
  • RGB142, 141, 206
  • CMYK25, 25, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(142, 141, 206)
  • HSL241°, 40%, 68%
  • HSL Precise240.923°, 39.877%, 68.039%
  • HSV241°, 32%, 81%
  • HSB241°, 32%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.553, 0.808)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.553, 0.808, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.553, 0.808)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.8%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8E8DCE
  • DECIMAL ID9342414
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01