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#8A96BC closest to Sailing

#8A96BC 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 73.7% blue (rgb(138, 150, 188)). Its HSL value is 226° hue, 27% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #8A96BC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.17:1.

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Variations of #8A96BC

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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#8A96BC 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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#8A96BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A96BC 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 #8795BB
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B99BE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8A98BD
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8795BB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8896BC
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7D9DA3
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8699B1
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9497A1

#8A96BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.93:1 Very poor#8A96BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.17:1 Very good#8A96BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A96BC in CSS

/* Sailing */
.color { color: #8A96BC; }
.background { background-color: #8A96BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A96BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 150 188);
color: hsl(226 27% 64%);
color: oklch(0.677 0.058 271.1);

#8A96BC FAQ

What color is #8A96BC?

#8A96BC 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 #8A96BC?

#8A96BC is rgb(138, 150, 188) in RGB, hsl(226, 27%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 20%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A96BC?

The complementary color of #8A96BC is #BCB08A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A96BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A96BC: 7.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A96BC a warm or cool color?

#8A96BC is a cool color.