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#8EA7EA closest to Kitten’s Eye

#8EA7EA is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Kitten’s Eye. In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 65.5% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(142, 167, 234)). Its HSL value is 224° hue, 69% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 39% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #8EA7EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.87:1.

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Variations of #8EA7EA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#8EA7EA 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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#8EA7EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8EA7EA 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 #88A5E8
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #90ADED
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8FABEC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #88A5E8
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8AA6E9
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #70B5BF
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #85ADD8
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A2A8BC

#8EA7EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.37:1 Very poor#8EA7EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.87:1 Very good#8EA7EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8EA7EA in CSS

/* Kitten’s Eye */
.color { color: #8EA7EA; }
.background { background-color: #8EA7EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8EA7EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(142 167 234);
color: hsl(224 69% 74%);
color: oklch(0.735 0.102 268.2);

#8EA7EA FAQ

What color is #8EA7EA?

#8EA7EA is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8EA7EA?

#8EA7EA is rgb(142, 167, 234) in RGB, hsl(224, 69%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(39%, 29%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8EA7EA?

The complementary color of #8EA7EA is #EAD18E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8EA7EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #8EA7EA: 8.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8EA7EA a warm or cool color?

#8EA7EA is a cool color.