8BAFFC

#8BAFFC closest to Kitten’s Eye

#8BAFFC is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Kitten’s Eye. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 68.6% green and 98.8% blue (rgb(139, 175, 252)). Its HSL value is 221° hue, 95% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 45% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. #8BAFFC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.64:1.

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Variations of #8BAFFC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

How #8BAFFC 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 #87ABFA
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #93B5FF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #90B3FE
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #87ABFA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #89ADFB
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #60BFCA
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7EB6E7
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B0B0B0
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7AFC6

#8BAFFC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.18:1 Very poor#8BAFFC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.64:1 Very good#8BAFFC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8BAFFC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(139 175 252);
color: hsl(221 95% 77%);
color: oklch(0.758 0.118 264.6);

#8BAFFC FAQ

What color is #8BAFFC?

#8BAFFC 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 #8BAFFC?

#8BAFFC is rgb(139, 175, 252) in RGB, hsl(221, 95%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(45%, 31%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8BAFFC?

The complementary color of #8BAFFC is #FCD88B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8BAFFC?

Black text has the best contrast on #8BAFFC: 9.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8BAFFC a warm or cool color?

#8BAFFC is a cool color.