Information about #8F9CA8 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8F9CA8 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(143, 156, 168) — 56.1% red, 61.2% green, 65.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 5 / 0 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8F9CA8 reads as a softly toned steel-blue 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 a hair away from Tiebreaker (#8E97AB). Slightly further away sit El Nino (#92A0AC) and Dusted Blue (#929FA2).

In RGB terms — rgb(143, 156, 168) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8F9CA8: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8F9CA8 color variations

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

#8F9CA8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8F9CA8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8F9CA8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8F9CA8 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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#8F9CA8 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 #8F9CA8

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

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Dusted Blue color link
Dusted Blue

#929FA2

Half Regent Grey color link
Half Regent Grey

#939DA1

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Bounty color link
Bounty

#919FA0

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Santas Grey color link
Santas Grey

#9998A7

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

#8F9CA8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8F9CA8
  • RGB143, 156, 168
  • CMYK10, 5, 0, 34
  • CSSrgb(143, 156, 168)
  • HSL209°, 13%, 61%
  • HSL Precise208.8°, 12.563%, 60.98%
  • HSV209°, 15%, 66%
  • HSB209°, 15%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • GLSLvec3(0.561, 0.612, 0.659)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.561, 0.612, 0.659, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.561, 0.612, 0.659)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8F9CA8
  • DECIMAL ID9411752
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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