Information about #8EA9CC color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #8EA9CC reads as a moderately toned sky-leaning azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Polo Blue (#8AA7CC). Slightly further away sit Blake (#88A7C8) and Ceil (#92A1CF).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(142, 169, 204)), which gives #8EA9CC its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8EA9CC: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#8EA9CC color variations
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#8EA9CC color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#8EA9CC color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#8EA9CC color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#8EA9CC color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#8EA9CC 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 #8EA9CC color
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Nearest named colors to #8EA9CC
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#8AA7CC
#88A7C8
#92A1CF
#99AED0
#97A0CE
#89B1C2
#9EABD0
#8EB2BE
#95B5D6
#93AAB9
#93A2BA
#9DB6C6
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#8EA9CC
- RGB142, 169, 204
- CMYK24, 14, 0, 20
- CSSrgb(142, 169, 204)
- HSL214°, 38%, 68%
- HSL Precise213.871°, 37.805%, 67.843%
- HSV214°, 30%, 80%
- HSB214°, 30%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
- GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.663, 0.800)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.663, 0.800, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.663, 0.800)
- Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID8EA9CC
- DECIMAL ID9349580
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
