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#8AABFF closest to Kitten’s Eye

#8AABFF 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 100.0% blue (rgb(138, 171, 255)). Its HSL value is 223° hue, 100% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 46% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #8AABFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.35:1.

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Variations of #8AABFF

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

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

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #80A8FD
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8CB3FF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8BB0FF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #80A8FD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #84AAFE
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #5DBDC9
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7DB3E8
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ADADAD
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A5ACC6

#8AABFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.25:1 Very poor#8AABFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.35:1 Very good#8AABFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8AABFF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 171 255);
color: hsl(223 100% 77%);
color: oklch(0.751 0.127 267.0);

#8AABFF FAQ

What color is #8AABFF?

#8AABFF 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 #8AABFF?

#8AABFF is rgb(138, 171, 255) in RGB, hsl(223, 100%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(46%, 33%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8AABFF?

The complementary color of #8AABFF is #FFDE8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8AABFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8AABFF: 9.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8AABFF a warm or cool color?

#8AABFF is a cool color.