Information about #8E90A9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8E90A9 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(142, 144, 169) — 55.7% red, 56.5% green, 66.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 10 / 0 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8E90A9 is a softly toned classic blue 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 practically indistinguishable from Cool Grey (#8C92AC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Antique Viola (#928BA6) and Tiebreaker (#8E97AB).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(142, 144, 169)), which gives #8E90A9 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8E90A9: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. #8E90A9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8E90A9 color variations

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

#8E90A9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8E90A9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8E90A9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8E90A9 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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#8E90A9 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 #8E90A9

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

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Antique Viola color link
Antique Viola

#928BA6

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Grey Suit color link
Grey Suit

#9391A0

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Santas Grey color link
Santas Grey

#9998A7

Instinct color link
Instinct

#8C979D

Pastel Indigo color link
Pastel Indigo

#8686AF

Beyond color link
Beyond

#808AAC

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Deep Amethyst color link
Deep Amethyst

#9C8AA4

#8E90A9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8E90A9
  • RGB142, 144, 169
  • CMYK11, 10, 0, 34
  • CSSrgb(142, 144, 169)
  • HSL236°, 14%, 61%
  • HSL Precise235.556°, 13.568%, 60.98%
  • HSV236°, 16%, 66%
  • HSB236°, 16%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.565, 0.663)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.565, 0.663, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.565, 0.663)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8E90A9
  • DECIMAL ID9343145
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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