Information about #8E9CD2 color

#8E9CD2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8E9CD2 falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(142, 156, 210) — 55.7% red, 61.2% green, 82.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 21 / 0 / 18. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #8E9CD2 reads as a confidently colored deep-sea blue and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ceil (#92A1CF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Magic Carpet (#8B98D8) and Stratosphere (#97A0CE).

The recipe behind #8E9CD2 is rgb(142, 156, 210), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8E9CD2: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8E9CD2 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8E9CD2 color variations

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#8E9CD2 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 #8E9CD2

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

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Magic Carpet color link
Magic Carpet

#8B98D8

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

#8E9CD2 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8E9CD2
  • RGB142, 156, 210
  • CMYK27, 21, 0, 18
  • HSL228°, 43%, 69%
  • HSL Precise227.647°, 43.038%, 69.02%
  • HSV228°, 32%, 82%
  • HSB228°, 32%, 82%
  • HEX ID8E9CD2
  • DECIMAL ID9346258
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB82.4%
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