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#8EA2FF closest to Widowmaker

#8EA2FF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Widowmaker. In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 63.5% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(142, 162, 255)). Its HSL value is 229° hue, 100% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 44% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #8EA2FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.76:1.

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Variations of #8EA2FF

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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#8EA2FF 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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#8EA2FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8EA2FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #76A3FD
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #80ACFF
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #83A9FF
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #76A3FD
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7FA3FE
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #66B5C4
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #82AAE7
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A7A7A7
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A1A6C2

#8EA2FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.40:1 Very poor#8EA2FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.76:1 Very good#8EA2FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8EA2FF in CSS

/* Widowmaker */
.color { color: #8EA2FF; }
.background { background-color: #8EA2FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8EA2FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(142 162 255);
color: hsl(229 100% 78%);
color: oklch(0.735 0.137 273.4);

#8EA2FF FAQ

What color is #8EA2FF?

#8EA2FF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Widowmaker. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8EA2FF?

#8EA2FF is rgb(142, 162, 255) in RGB, hsl(229, 100%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(44%, 36%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8EA2FF?

The complementary color of #8EA2FF is #FFEB8E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8EA2FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8EA2FF: 8.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8EA2FF a warm or cool color?

#8EA2FF is a cool color.