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#8AABCD closest to Old World

#8AABCD is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Old World. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 67.1% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(138, 171, 205)). Its HSL value is 210° hue, 40% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 33% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #8AABCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.79:1.

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Variations of #8AABCD

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

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

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #96A5CC
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9EABCF
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #99ABCE
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #96A5CC
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #93A7CD
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #75B3B6
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #83AEC3
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A1A8B2

#8AABCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.39:1 Very poor#8AABCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.79:1 Very good#8AABCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8AABCD in CSS

/* Old World */
.color { color: #8AABCD; }
.background { background-color: #8AABCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8AABCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 171 205);
color: hsl(210 40% 67%);
color: oklch(0.729 0.061 249.4);

#8AABCD FAQ

What color is #8AABCD?

#8AABCD is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Old World. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8AABCD?

#8AABCD is rgb(138, 171, 205) in RGB, hsl(210, 40%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(33%, 17%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8AABCD?

The complementary color of #8AABCD is #CDAC8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8AABCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #8AABCD: 8.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8AABCD a warm or cool color?

#8AABCD is a cool color.