Information about #8F9DA3 color

#8F9DA3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8F9DA3 falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(143, 157, 163) — 56.1% red, 61.6% green, 63.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 2 / 0 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8F9DA3 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and appears airy and pastel-like. 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 Dusted Blue (#929FA2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bounty (#919FA0) and Half Regent Grey (#939DA1).

The recipe behind #8F9DA3 is rgb(143, 157, 163), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8F9DA3: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. #8F9DA3 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8F9DA3 color variations

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#8F9DA3 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 #8F9DA3

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

Dusted Blue color link
Dusted Blue

#929FA2

Bounty color link
Bounty

#919FA0

Submarine color link
Submarine

#8C9C9C

Boulevard color link
Boulevard

#8EA5A0

Instinct color link
Instinct

#8C979D

Destiny color link
Destiny

#889E9D

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Morning Blue color link
Morning Blue

#8DA399

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8F9DA3
  • RGB143, 157, 163
  • CMYK8, 2, 0, 36
  • CSSrgb(143, 157, 163)
  • HSL198°, 10%, 60%
  • HSL Precise198°, 9.804%, 60%
  • HSV198°, 12%, 64%
  • HSB198°, 12%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • GLSLvec3(0.561, 0.616, 0.639)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.561, 0.616, 0.639, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.561, 0.616, 0.639)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8F9DA3
  • DECIMAL ID9412003
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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