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#8C9AD1 closest to Easter Egg

#8C9AD1 is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Easter Egg. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 60.4% green and 82.0% blue (rgb(140, 154, 209)). Its HSL value is 228° hue, 43% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 33% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. #8C9AD1 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.66:1.

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Variations of #8C9AD1

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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#8C9AD1 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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#8C9AD1 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8C9AD1 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 #849AD0
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #899FD3
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #899DD2
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #849AD0
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #879AD0
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #79A5AD
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #869EC2
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9C9C9C
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #989CAB

#8C9AD1 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.74:1 Very poor#8C9AD1 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.66:1 Very good#8C9AD1 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8C9AD1 in CSS

/* Easter Egg */
.color { color: #8C9AD1; }
.background { background-color: #8C9AD1; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8C9AD1; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(140 154 209);
color: hsl(228 43% 68%);
color: oklch(0.696 0.083 273.1);

#8C9AD1 FAQ

What color is #8C9AD1?

#8C9AD1 is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8C9AD1?

#8C9AD1 is rgb(140, 154, 209) in RGB, hsl(228, 43%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(33%, 26%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8C9AD1?

The complementary color of #8C9AD1 is #D1C38C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8C9AD1?

Black text has the best contrast on #8C9AD1: 7.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8C9AD1 a warm or cool color?

#8C9AD1 is a cool color.