8EAECA

#8EAECA closest to Old World

#8EAECA is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Old World. In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 68.2% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(142, 174, 202)). Its HSL value is 208° hue, 36% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. #8EAECA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.06:1.

#8EAECA color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #8EAECA

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.

#8EAECA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

Open in generator →

Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

Open in generator →

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

Open in generator →

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

Open in generator →

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

How #8EAECA 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 #9BA7C9
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3AECB
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9DADCB
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9BA7C9
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #98AACA
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7CB5B7
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #88B1C2
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AAAAAA
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A4ABB3

#8EAECA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.32:1 Very poor#8EAECA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.06:1 Very good#8EAECA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #8EAECA

Palettes with #8EAECA

#8EAECA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(142 174 202);
color: hsl(208 36% 67%);
color: oklch(0.737 0.054 245.0);

#8EAECA FAQ

What color is #8EAECA?

#8EAECA 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 #8EAECA?

#8EAECA is rgb(142, 174, 202) in RGB, hsl(208, 36%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 14%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8EAECA?

The complementary color of #8EAECA is #CAAA8E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8EAECA?

Black text has the best contrast on #8EAECA: 9.06:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8EAECA a warm or cool color?

#8EAECA is a cool color.