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#8A9DC1 Color

#8A9DC1 is rgb(138, 157, 193) in RGB, hsl(219, 31%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 19%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A9DC1
HEX#8A9DC1
RGBrgb(138, 157, 193)
HSLhsl(219, 31%, 65%)
HSVhsv(219, 28%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 19%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.057 263.1)
LABlab(64.21% -0.65 -21.03)
LCHlch(64.21% 21.04 268.23)

What #8A9DC1 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 #8A9DC1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.17Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 7.86Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 8.88Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 9.01Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 9.14Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.19

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

#8A9DC1 Channel Values

How #8A9DC1 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 138 · G 157 · B 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 219° · S 31% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 219° · S 28% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.74:1 vs white · 7.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A9DC1 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 text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8A9DC1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8A9DC1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A9DC1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8A9DC1
Complementary
#C1AE8A
Analogous
#8AB9C1
Analogous
#928AC1
Triadic
#C18A9D
Triadic
#9DC18A
Split comp.
#C1928A
Split comp.
#B9C18A

Tints & Shades of #8A9DC1

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

#9BABCA
#A8B7D1
#B9C4DA
#CAD2E3
#DAE0EC
#E8EBF3

Shades

#6C84B2
#546FA0
#455A82
#354564
#253146
#171E2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8A9DC1.

How #8A9DC1 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#8A9DC1
Protanopia#9A9AC1
Protanomaly#949BC1
Deuteranopia#9797C1
Deuteranomaly#9299C1
Tritanopia#84A2A2
Tritanomaly#86A0AF
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

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Using #8A9DC1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8a9dc1: #8A9DC1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A9DC1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a9dc1': '#8A9DC1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.616, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_8a9dc1">#8A9DC1</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A9DC1"

More Blue Colors

#8A9DC1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8A9DC1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A9DC1?

#8A9DC1 is a light blue — rgb(138, 157, 193) in RGB and hsl(219, 31%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.17.

What is the RGB value of #8A9DC1?

#8A9DC1 is rgb(138, 157, 193) — red 138, green 157, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A9DC1?

#8A9DC1 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 19%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A9DC1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8A9DC1 scores 2.74:1 against white and 7.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A9DC1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A9DC1 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 13.19, which is visibly different.

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