Information about #8CB9CF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #8CB9CF is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(140, 185, 207) (54.9% red, 72.5% green, 81.2% blue), or CMYK 26 / 9 / 0 / 19 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8CB9CF is a confidently colored steel-blue azure that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Mooni Blue (#95B5D6) and Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2).

In RGB terms — rgb(140, 185, 207) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #8CB9CF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8CB9CF color variations

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

#8CB9CF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8CB9CF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8CB9CF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8CB9CF 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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#8CB9CF 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 #8CB9CF

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

Dark Sky Blue color link
Dark Sky Blue

#8CBED6

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Metallic Glacier color link
Metallic Glacier

#89B1C2

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Light Grey Blue color link
Light Grey Blue

#9DBCD4

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

#8CB9CF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8CB9CF
  • RGB140, 185, 207
  • CMYK26, 9, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(140, 185, 207)
  • HSL200°, 41%, 68%
  • HSL Precise199.701°, 41.104%, 68.039%
  • HSV200°, 32%, 81%
  • HSB200°, 32%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.725, 0.812)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.725, 0.812, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.725, 0.812)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8CB9CF
  • DECIMAL ID9222607
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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