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#8CAECB closest to Old World

#8CAECB is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Old World. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 68.2% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(140, 174, 203)). Its HSL value is 208° hue, 38% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 31% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #8CAECB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.03:1.

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Variations of #8CAECB

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

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

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9AA7CA
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2AECC
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9CADCC
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9AA7CA
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #97AACB
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #79B5B7
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #85B1C2
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AAAAAA
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A3ABB3

#8CAECB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.33:1 Very poor#8CAECB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.03:1 Very good#8CAECB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8CAECB in CSS

/* Old World */
.color { color: #8CAECB; }
.background { background-color: #8CAECB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8CAECB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(140 174 203);
color: hsl(208 38% 67%);
color: oklch(0.736 0.056 244.4);

#8CAECB FAQ

What color is #8CAECB?

#8CAECB is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Old World. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8CAECB?

#8CAECB is rgb(140, 174, 203) in RGB, hsl(208, 38%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(31%, 14%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8CAECB?

The complementary color of #8CAECB is #CBA98C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8CAECB?

Black text has the best contrast on #8CAECB: 9.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8CAECB a warm or cool color?

#8CAECB is a cool color.