Information about #8489B3 color

#8489B3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8489B3 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(132, 137, 179) — 51.8% red, 53.7% green, 70.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 16 / 0 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8489B3 reads as a gently muted blue and 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 a hair away from Pastel Indigo (#8686AF). Slightly further away sit Beyond (#808AAC) and Grayish Sapphire Blue (#7D88A8).

In RGB terms — rgb(132, 137, 179) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8489B3: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. No one has named #8489B3 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8489B3 color variations

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

#8489B3 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 #8489B3

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8489B3
  • RGB132, 137, 179
  • CMYK18, 16, 0, 30
  • CSSrgb(132, 137, 179)
  • HSL234°, 24%, 61%
  • HSL Precise233.617°, 23.618%, 60.98%
  • HSV234°, 26%, 70%
  • HSB234°, 26%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.518, 0.537, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.518, 0.537, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.518, 0.537, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8489B3
  • DECIMAL ID8686003
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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