Information about #8E90C7 color

#8E90C7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8E90C7 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(142, 144, 199) — 55.7% red, 56.5% green, 78% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 22 / 0 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8E90C7 is a softly balanced deep-sea blue 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 very close to Zephyr (#809AC6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cold Purple (#9D8ABF) and Magic Carpet (#8B98D8).

In RGB terms — rgb(142, 144, 199) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8E90C7: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8E90C7 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8E90C7 color variations

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

#8E90C7 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 #8E90C7

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

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Magic Carpet color link
Magic Carpet

#8B98D8

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8E90C7
  • RGB142, 144, 199
  • CMYK22, 22, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(142, 144, 199)
  • HSL238°, 34%, 67%
  • HSL Precise237.895°, 33.728%, 66.863%
  • HSV238°, 29%, 78%
  • HSB238°, 29%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.565, 0.780)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.565, 0.780, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.565, 0.780)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8E90C7
  • DECIMAL ID9343175
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01