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#8AAAEF closest to Kitten’s Eye

#8AAAEF 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 93.7% blue (rgb(138, 170, 239)). Its HSL value is 221° hue, 76% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 42% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #8AAAEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.08:1.

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Variations of #8AAAEF

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

How #8AAAEF 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 #87A6ED
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #91AFF2
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8FADF1
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #87A6ED
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #89A8EE
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #66B8C2
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7FB0DC
  • 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 #A3AABF

#8AAAEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.31:1 Very poor#8AAAEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.08:1 Very good#8AAAEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8AAAEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 170 239);
color: hsl(221 76% 74%);
color: oklch(0.741 0.107 264.8);

#8AAAEF FAQ

What color is #8AAAEF?

#8AAAEF 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 #8AAAEF?

#8AAAEF is rgb(138, 170, 239) in RGB, hsl(221, 76%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(42%, 29%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8AAAEF?

The complementary color of #8AAAEF is #EFCF8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8AAAEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8AAAEF: 9.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8AAAEF a warm or cool color?

#8AAAEF is a cool color.