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#8AAAEE closest to Kitten’s Eye

#8AAAEE is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Kitten’s Eye. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 66.7% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(138, 170, 238)). Its HSL value is 221° hue, 75% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 42% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #8AAAEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.07:1.

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Variations of #8AAAEE

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

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

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #88A6EC
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #92AFF1
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8FADF0
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #88A6EC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #89A8ED
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #67B8C2
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7FB0DB
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AAAAAA
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A3AABE

#8AAAEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.32:1 Very poor#8AAAEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.07:1 Very good#8AAAEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8AAAEE in CSS

/* Kitten’s Eye */
.color { color: #8AAAEE; }
.background { background-color: #8AAAEE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8AAAEE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 170 238);
color: hsl(221 75% 74%);
color: oklch(0.741 0.105 264.6);

#8AAAEE FAQ

What color is #8AAAEE?

#8AAAEE is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8AAAEE?

#8AAAEE is rgb(138, 170, 238) in RGB, hsl(221, 75%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(42%, 29%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8AAAEE?

The complementary color of #8AAAEE is #EECE8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8AAAEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #8AAAEE: 9.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8AAAEE a warm or cool color?

#8AAAEE is a cool color.