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#8A96BB closest to Sailing

#8A96BB is a medium, muted blue; the closest named color is Sailing. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 58.8% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(138, 150, 187)). Its HSL value is 225° hue, 26% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #8A96BB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.16:1.

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Variations of #8A96BB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8A96BB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8A96BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A96BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8795BA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B99BD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8A98BC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8795BA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8896BB
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7D9DA2
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8699B0
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9497A1

#8A96BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.93:1 Very poor#8A96BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.16:1 Very good#8A96BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A96BB in CSS

/* Sailing */
.color { color: #8A96BB; }
.background { background-color: #8A96BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A96BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 150 187);
color: hsl(225 26% 64%);
color: oklch(0.677 0.057 270.8);

#8A96BB FAQ

What color is #8A96BB?

#8A96BB is a medium, muted blue. Its closest named color is Sailing. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A96BB?

#8A96BB is rgb(138, 150, 187) in RGB, hsl(225, 26%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 20%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A96BB?

The complementary color of #8A96BB is #BBAF8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A96BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A96BB: 7.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A96BB a warm or cool color?

#8A96BB is a cool color.