Information about #8C8BEA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #8C8BEA is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 139, 234) — 54.9% red, 54.5% green, 91.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 37 / 37 / 0 / 8. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated deep-sea blue, #8C8BEA floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Persian Blue (#968BE7) and Light Phthalo Blue (#8B96E7).

In RGB terms — rgb(140, 139, 234) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #8C8BEA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.0:1. #8C8BEA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8C8BEA color variations

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

#8C8BEA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8C8BEA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8C8BEA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8C8BEA 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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#8C8BEA 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 #8C8BEA

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

Perrywinkle color link
Perrywinkle

#8F8CE7

Light Persian Blue color link
Light Persian Blue

#968BE7

Light Phthalo Blue color link
Light Phthalo Blue

#8B96E7

Portage color link
Portage

#8B9FEE

Magic Carpet color link
Magic Carpet

#8B98D8

Periwinkle Blue color link
Periwinkle Blue

#8F99FB

Light Sapphire Blue color link
Light Sapphire Blue

#8BA2E7

Pastel Ultramarine color link
Pastel Ultramarine

#807DDB

Crocus Purple color link
Crocus Purple

#9172EC

Resolutiion Blue color link
Resolutiion Blue

#7FA3E6

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Misty Lupine color link
Misty Lupine

#7983D3

#8C8BEA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C8BEA
  • RGB140, 139, 234
  • CMYK37, 37, 0, 8
  • HSL241°, 69%, 73%
  • HSL Precise240.632°, 69.343%, 73.137%
  • HSV241°, 41%, 92%
  • HSB241°, 41%, 92%
  • HEX ID8C8BEA
  • DECIMAL ID9210858
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.8%
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