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#8EA4CB closest to Old World

#8EA4CB is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Old World. In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 64.3% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(142, 164, 203)). Its HSL value is 218° hue, 37% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #8EA4CB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.32:1.

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Variations of #8EA4CB

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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#8EA4CB 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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#8EA4CB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8EA4CB 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 #91A0CA
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #97A6CD
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #94A5CC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #91A0CA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #90A2CB
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7DACB1
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #88A7C0
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A3A3A3
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9EA3AE

#8EA4CB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.52:1 Very poor#8EA4CB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.32:1 Very good#8EA4CB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8EA4CB in CSS

/* Old World */
.color { color: #8EA4CB; }
.background { background-color: #8EA4CB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8EA4CB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(142 164 203);
color: hsl(218 37% 68%);
color: oklch(0.716 0.062 261.8);

#8EA4CB FAQ

What color is #8EA4CB?

#8EA4CB 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 #8EA4CB?

#8EA4CB is rgb(142, 164, 203) in RGB, hsl(218, 37%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 19%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8EA4CB?

The complementary color of #8EA4CB is #CBB58E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8EA4CB?

Black text has the best contrast on #8EA4CB: 8.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8EA4CB a warm or cool color?

#8EA4CB is a cool color.