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#8AABEF closest to Kitten’s Eye

#8AABEF 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, 67.1% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(138, 171, 239)). Its HSL value is 220° hue, 76% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 42% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #8AABEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.15:1.

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Variations of #8AABEF

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

How #8AABEF 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 #88A7ED
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #93B0F2
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #90AEF1
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #88A7ED
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8AA9EE
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #66B9C3
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7FB1DC
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ABABAB
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A4ABBF

#8AABEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.29:1 Very poor#8AABEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.15:1 Very good#8AABEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8AABEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 171 239);
color: hsl(220 76% 74%);
color: oklch(0.743 0.105 264.1);

#8AABEF FAQ

What color is #8AABEF?

#8AABEF 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 #8AABEF?

#8AABEF is rgb(138, 171, 239) in RGB, hsl(220, 76%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(42%, 28%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8AABEF?

The complementary color of #8AABEF is #EFCE8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8AABEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8AABEF: 9.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8AABEF a warm or cool color?

#8AABEF is a cool color.