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#8EA3FF closest to Widowmaker

#8EA3FF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Widowmaker. In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 63.9% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(142, 163, 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. #8EA3FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.83:1.

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Variations of #8EA3FF

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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#8EA3FF 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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#8EA3FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8EA3FF 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 #78A4FD
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #82ADFF
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #84AAFF
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #78A4FD
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #80A4FE
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #66B6C5
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #82ABE7
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A2A7C3

#8EA3FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.38:1 Very poor#8EA3FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.83:1 Very good#8EA3FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8EA3FF in CSS

/* Widowmaker */
.color { color: #8EA3FF; }
.background { background-color: #8EA3FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8EA3FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(142 163 255);
color: hsl(229 100% 78%);
color: oklch(0.737 0.135 272.9);

#8EA3FF FAQ

What color is #8EA3FF?

#8EA3FF 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 #8EA3FF?

#8EA3FF is rgb(142, 163, 255) in RGB, hsl(229, 100%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(44%, 36%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8EA3FF?

The complementary color of #8EA3FF is #FFEA8E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8EA3FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8EA3FF: 8.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8EA3FF a warm or cool color?

#8EA3FF is a cool color.