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#8EA5FF closest to Widowmaker

#8EA5FF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Widowmaker. In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 64.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(142, 165, 255)). Its HSL value is 228° hue, 100% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 44% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #8EA5FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.98:1.

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Variations of #8EA5FF

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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#8EA5FF 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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#8EA5FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8EA5FF 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 #7AA5FD
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #84AFFF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #86ABFF
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7AA5FD
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #82A6FE
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #66B8C6
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #82ADE7
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A9A9A9
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A3A8C4

#8EA5FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.34:1 Very poor#8EA5FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.98:1 Very good#8EA5FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8EA5FF in CSS

/* Widowmaker */
.color { color: #8EA5FF; }
.background { background-color: #8EA5FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8EA5FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(142 165 255);
color: hsl(228 100% 78%);
color: oklch(0.741 0.133 271.9);

#8EA5FF FAQ

What color is #8EA5FF?

#8EA5FF 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 #8EA5FF?

#8EA5FF is rgb(142, 165, 255) in RGB, hsl(228, 100%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(44%, 35%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8EA5FF?

The complementary color of #8EA5FF is #FFE88E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8EA5FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8EA5FF: 8.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8EA5FF a warm or cool color?

#8EA5FF is a cool color.