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#8EAAFF closest to Widowmaker

#8EAAFF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Widowmaker. In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 66.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(142, 170, 255)). Its HSL value is 225° hue, 100% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 44% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #8EAAFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.34:1.

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Variations of #8EAAFF

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

How #8EAAFF 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 #80A8FD
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8BB2FF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8BAFFF
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #80A8FD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #86AAFE
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #65BCC9
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #82B1E8
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ADADAD
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A6ACC6

#8EAAFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.25:1 Very poor#8EAAFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.34:1 Very good#8EAAFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8EAAFF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(142 170 255);
color: hsl(225 100% 78%);
color: oklch(0.751 0.127 269.3);

#8EAAFF FAQ

What color is #8EAAFF?

#8EAAFF 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 #8EAAFF?

#8EAAFF is rgb(142, 170, 255) in RGB, hsl(225, 100%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(44%, 33%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8EAAFF?

The complementary color of #8EAAFF is #FFE38E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8EAAFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8EAAFF: 9.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8EAAFF a warm or cool color?

#8EAAFF is a cool color.