Information about #848EB3 color

#848EB3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #848EB3 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(132, 142, 179) — 51.8% red, 55.7% green, 70.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 15 / 0 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained deep-sea blue, #848EB3 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Beyond (#808AAC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pastel Indigo (#8686AF) and Cool Grey (#8C92AC).

The recipe behind #848EB3 is rgb(132, 142, 179), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #848EB3 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#848EB3 color variations

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

#848EB3 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 #848EB3

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

Beyond color link
Beyond

#808AAC

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Ship Cove color link
Ship Cove

#7988AB

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Shadow Blue color link
Shadow Blue

#778BA5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#848EB3
  • RGB132, 142, 179
  • CMYK18, 15, 0, 30
  • CSSrgb(132, 142, 179)
  • HSL227°, 24%, 61%
  • HSL Precise227.234°, 23.618%, 60.98%
  • HSV227°, 26%, 70%
  • HSB227°, 26%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.518, 0.557, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.518, 0.557, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.518, 0.557, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID848EB3
  • DECIMAL ID8687283
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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