Information about #918CCA color

#918CCA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#918CCA falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(145, 140, 202) — 56.9% red, 54.9% green, 79.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 24 / 0 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #918CCA reads as a mildly saturated classic blue 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 near neighbor of Unicorn (#9F90D0). Slightly further away sit Cold Purple (#9D8ABF) and Magic Carpet (#8B98D8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(145, 140, 202)), which gives #918CCA its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #918CCA: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. No one has named #918CCA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#918CCA color variations

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

#918CCA 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 #918CCA

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

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Magic Carpet color link
Magic Carpet

#8B98D8

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Ube color link
Ube

#8878C3

Moody Blue color link
Moody Blue

#8378C7

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#918CCA
  • RGB145, 140, 202
  • CMYK22, 24, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(145, 140, 202)
  • HSL245°, 37%, 67%
  • HSL Precise244.839°, 36.905%, 67.059%
  • HSV245°, 31%, 79%
  • HSB245°, 31%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • GLSLvec3(0.569, 0.549, 0.792)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.569, 0.549, 0.792, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.569, 0.549, 0.792)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB56.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID918CCA
  • DECIMAL ID9538762
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01