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#8AAFBC closest to Open Seas

#8AAFBC is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Open Seas. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 68.6% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(138, 175, 188)). Its HSL value is 196° hue, 27% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #8AAFBC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.94:1.

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Variations of #8AAFBC

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

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

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9FA6BC
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7ADBD
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0ADBD
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9FA6BC
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9AAABC
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7AB3B3
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #84B1B8
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A9A9A9
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A2ABAE

#8AAFBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.35:1 Very poor#8AAFBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.94:1 Very good#8AAFBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8AAFBC in CSS

/* Open Seas */
.color { color: #8AAFBC; }
.background { background-color: #8AAFBC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8AAFBC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 175 188);
color: hsl(196 27% 64%);
color: oklch(0.731 0.044 221.3);

#8AAFBC FAQ

What color is #8AAFBC?

#8AAFBC is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Open Seas. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8AAFBC?

#8AAFBC is rgb(138, 175, 188) in RGB, hsl(196, 27%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 7%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8AAFBC?

The complementary color of #8AAFBC is #BC978A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8AAFBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #8AAFBC: 8.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8AAFBC a warm or cool color?

#8AAFBC is a cool color.