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#8093BC Color

#8093BC is rgb(128, 147, 188) in RGB, hsl(221, 31%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 22%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cerulean Frost (#6D9BC3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8093BC
HEX#8093BC
RGBrgb(128, 147, 188)
HSLhsl(221, 31%, 62%)
HSVhsv(221, 32%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 22%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.065 265.3)
LABlab(60.58% 0.42 -23.82)
LCHlch(60.58% 23.83 271.00)

What #8093BC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8093BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 8.75Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 8.9Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 9.47Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.08Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 10.23Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 10.49

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#8093BC Channel Values

How #8093BC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 128 · G 147 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 31% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 32% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.08:1 vs white · 6.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8093BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8093BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8093BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8093BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8093BC
Complementary
#BCA980
Analogous
#80B1BC
Analogous
#8B80BC
Triadic
#BC8093
Triadic
#93BC80
Split comp.
#BC8B80
Split comp.
#B1BC80

Tints & Shades of #8093BC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#91A1C5
#A1AFCE
#B2BED7
#C6CFE1
#D7DDEA
#E8EBF3

Shades

#657CAE
#4F6696
#41547C
#334261
#252F46
#151B28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8093BC.

How #8093BC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8093BC
Protanopia#9090BC
Protanomaly#8A91BC
Deuteranopia#8D8DBC
Deuteranomaly#888FBC
Tritanopia#789999
Tritanomaly#7B97A8
Achromatopsia#939393

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Using #8093BC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8093bc: #8093BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8093BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8093bc': '#8093BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.576, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_8093bc">#8093BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8093BC"

More Blue Colors

#8093BC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8093BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8093BC?

#8093BC is a light blue — rgb(128, 147, 188) in RGB and hsl(221, 31%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cerulean Frost (#6D9BC3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.75.

What is the RGB value of #8093BC?

#8093BC is rgb(128, 147, 188) — red 128, green 147, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8093BC?

#8093BC converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 22%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8093BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8093BC scores 3.08:1 against white and 6.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8093BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8093BC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 13.97, which is visibly different.

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