Information about #8998CD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8998CD falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(137, 152, 205) — 53.7% red, 59.6% green, 80.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 27 / 21 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated classic blue, #8998CD has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Magic Carpet (#8B98D8). Slightly further away sit Zephyr (#809AC6) and Ceil (#92A1CF).

The recipe behind #8998CD is rgb(137, 152, 205), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8998CD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8998CD color variations

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

#8998CD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8998CD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8998CD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8998CD 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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#8998CD 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 #8998CD

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

Magic Carpet color link
Magic Carpet

#8B98D8

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Dark Pastel Blue color link
Dark Pastel Blue

#779ECB

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

#8998CD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8998CD
  • RGB137, 152, 205
  • CMYK27, 21, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(137, 152, 205)
  • HSL227°, 40%, 67%
  • HSL Precise226.765°, 40.476%, 67.059%
  • HSV227°, 33%, 80%
  • HSB227°, 33%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.537, 0.596, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.537, 0.596, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.537, 0.596, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8998CD
  • DECIMAL ID9017549
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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