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#8EA3CD closest to Old World

#8EA3CD is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Old World. In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 63.9% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(142, 163, 205)). Its HSL value is 220° hue, 39% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 31% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #8EA3CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.27:1.

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Variations of #8EA3CD

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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#8EA3CD 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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#8EA3CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8EA3CD 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 #8FA0CC
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #95A6CF
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #93A4CE
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8FA0CC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8FA1CD
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7CABB1
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #88A7C1
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A2A2A2
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9EA3AE

#8EA3CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.54:1 Very poor#8EA3CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.27:1 Very good#8EA3CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8EA3CD in CSS

/* Old World */
.color { color: #8EA3CD; }
.background { background-color: #8EA3CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8EA3CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(142 163 205);
color: hsl(220 39% 68%);
color: oklch(0.714 0.066 264.0);

#8EA3CD FAQ

What color is #8EA3CD?

#8EA3CD 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 #8EA3CD?

#8EA3CD is rgb(142, 163, 205) in RGB, hsl(220, 39%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(31%, 20%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8EA3CD?

The complementary color of #8EA3CD is #CDB88E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8EA3CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #8EA3CD: 8.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8EA3CD a warm or cool color?

#8EA3CD is a cool color.