Information about #8B99BC color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #8B99BC belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(139, 153, 188) (54.5% red, 60% green, 73.7% blue), or CMYK 19 / 14 / 0 / 26 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned steel-blue azure, #8B99BC 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 very close to Rock Blue (#93A2BA). Slightly further away sit Smokescreen (#93A2B7) and Bluey Grey (#89A0B0).

The recipe behind #8B99BC is rgb(139, 153, 188), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8B99BC: 7.4:1 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.

#8B99BC color variations

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

#8B99BC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8B99BC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8B99BC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8B99BC 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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#8B99BC 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 #8B99BC

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

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

#8B99BC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8B99BC
  • RGB139, 153, 188
  • CMYK19, 14, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(139, 153, 188)
  • HSL223°, 27%, 64%
  • HSL Precise222.857°, 26.776%, 64.118%
  • HSV223°, 26%, 74%
  • HSB223°, 26%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.600, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.600, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.600, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8B99BC
  • DECIMAL ID9148860
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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