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#8EA9BC closest to Equanimity

#8EA9BC is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Equanimity. In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 66.3% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(142, 169, 188)). Its HSL value is 205° hue, 26% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #8EA9BC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.55:1.

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Variations of #8EA9BC

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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#8EA9BC 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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#8EA9BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8EA9BC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9BA3BC
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1A8BD
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9CA8BD
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9BA3BC
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #97A5BC
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #81AEAF
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #89ABB6
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A5A5A5
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A0A6AB

#8EA9BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.46:1 Very poor#8EA9BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.55:1 Very good#8EA9BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8EA9BC in CSS

/* Equanimity */
.color { color: #8EA9BC; }
.background { background-color: #8EA9BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8EA9BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(142 169 188);
color: hsl(205 26% 65%);
color: oklch(0.721 0.041 238.8);

#8EA9BC FAQ

What color is #8EA9BC?

#8EA9BC is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Equanimity. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8EA9BC?

#8EA9BC is rgb(142, 169, 188) in RGB, hsl(205, 26%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 10%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8EA9BC?

The complementary color of #8EA9BC is #BCA18E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8EA9BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #8EA9BC: 8.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8EA9BC a warm or cool color?

#8EA9BC is a cool color.