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#8CA2EA closest to Cold Lips

#8CA2EA is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Cold Lips. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 63.5% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(140, 162, 234)). Its HSL value is 226° hue, 69% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 40% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #8CA2EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.47:1.

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Variations of #8CA2EA

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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#8CA2EA 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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#8CA2EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8CA2EA 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 #81A1E8
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #89A9ED
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #89A6EC
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #81A1E8
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #85A2E9
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6EB1BC
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #82A8D6
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A4A4A4
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9FA4B9

#8CA2EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.48:1 Very poor#8CA2EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.47:1 Very good#8CA2EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8CA2EA in CSS

/* Cold Lips */
.color { color: #8CA2EA; }
.background { background-color: #8CA2EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8CA2EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(140 162 234);
color: hsl(226 69% 73%);
color: oklch(0.724 0.108 270.5);

#8CA2EA FAQ

What color is #8CA2EA?

#8CA2EA is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8CA2EA?

#8CA2EA is rgb(140, 162, 234) in RGB, hsl(226, 69%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(40%, 31%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8CA2EA?

The complementary color of #8CA2EA is #EAD48C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8CA2EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #8CA2EA: 8.47:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8CA2EA a warm or cool color?

#8CA2EA is a cool color.