Information about #8C9ABE color
Basic facts about this digital color
#8C9ABE is a mildly saturated 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 very close to Rock Blue (#93A2BA). Slightly further away sit Smokescreen (#93A2B7) and Zephyr (#809AC6).
The recipe behind #8C9ABE is rgb(140, 154, 190), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. #8C9ABE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#8C9ABE color variations
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#8C9ABE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#8C9ABE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#8C9ABE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#8C9ABE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#8C9ABE 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #8C9ABE color
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Nearest named colors to #8C9ABE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#93A2BA
#93A2B7
#809AC6
#89A0B0
#8BA8B7
#85A3B2
#88A7C8
#91A3B0
#93AAB9
#9D9CB7
#8AA7CC
#8E97AB
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#8C9ABE
- RGB140, 154, 190
- CMYK20, 14, 0, 25
- CSSrgb(140, 154, 190)
- HSL223°, 28%, 65%
- HSL Precise223.2°, 27.778%, 64.706%
- HSV223°, 26%, 75%
- HSB223°, 26%, 75%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
- GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.604, 0.745)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.604, 0.745, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.604, 0.745)
- Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID8C9ABE
- DECIMAL ID9214654
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
