Information about #8AA5B2 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8AA5B2 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(138, 165, 178) — 54.1% red, 64.7% green, 69.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 5 / 0 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8AA5B2 is a gently muted sky-leaning azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bluegrey (#85A3B2). Slightly further away sit Bluey Grey (#89A0B0) and Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7).

The recipe behind #8AA5B2 is rgb(138, 165, 178), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. #8AA5B2 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8AA5B2 color variations

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#8AA5B2 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 #8AA5B2

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

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

#8AA5B2 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8AA5B2
  • RGB138, 165, 178
  • CMYK16, 5, 0, 30
  • HSL200°, 21%, 62%
  • HSL Precise199.5°, 20.619%, 61.961%
  • HSV200°, 22%, 70%
  • HSB200°, 22%, 70%
  • HEX ID8AA5B2
  • DECIMAL ID9086386
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69.8%
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