Information about #8E99EC color
Basic facts about this digital color
#8E99EC presents itself as a energetic, saturated deep-sea blue — one that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Phthalo Blue (#8B96E7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Portage (#8B9FEE) and Light Sapphire Blue (#8BA2E7).
In RGB terms — rgb(142, 153, 236) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. No one has named #8E99EC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#8E99EC color variations
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#8E99EC color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#8E99EC color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#8E99EC color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#8E99EC color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#8E99EC 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #8E99EC color
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Nearest named colors to #8E99EC
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#8B96E7
#8B9FEE
#8BA2E7
#8F8CE7
#8F99FB
#968BE7
#7FA3E6
#8B98D8
#88ACE0
#7C9ED9
#A899E6
#9FA2D7
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#8E99EC
- RGB142, 153, 236
- CMYK37, 33, 0, 7
- CSSrgb(142, 153, 236)
- HSL233°, 71%, 74%
- HSL Precise232.979°, 71.212%, 74.118%
- HSV233°, 40%, 93%
- HSB233°, 40%, 93%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.925
- GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.600, 0.925)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.600, 0.925, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.600, 0.925)
- Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB92.5%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID8E99EC
- DECIMAL ID9345516
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
