Information about #8499C4 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8499C4 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(132, 153, 196) — 51.8% red, 60% green, 76.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 17 / 0 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #8499C4 reads as a moderately toned steel-blue azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Zephyr (#809AC6). Slightly further away sit Delta Blue (#7C9ACD) and Blake (#88A7C8).

In RGB terms — rgb(132, 153, 196) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8499C4: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8499C4 color variations

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#8499C4 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 #8499C4

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

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Magic Carpet color link
Magic Carpet

#8B98D8

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

#8499C4 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8499C4
  • RGB132, 153, 196
  • CMYK25, 17, 0, 23
  • HSL220°, 35%, 64%
  • HSL Precise220.313°, 35.165%, 64.314%
  • HSV220°, 33%, 77%
  • HSB220°, 33%, 77%
  • HEX ID8499C4
  • DECIMAL ID8690116
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.9%
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