8EB4FF

#8EB4FF closest to Kitten’s Eye

#8EB4FF 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, 70.6% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(142, 180, 255)). Its HSL value is 220° hue, 100% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 44% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #8EB4FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.12:1.

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Variations of #8EB4FF

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.

#8EB4FF 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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#8EB4FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8EB4FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8CAFFD
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #99BAFF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #95B7FF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8CAFFD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8EB2FE
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #63C4CF
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #81BBEA
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B4B4B4
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ABB4CA

#8EB4FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.07:1 Very poor#8EB4FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.12:1 Very good#8EB4FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8EB4FF in CSS

/* Kitten’s Eye */
.color { color: #8EB4FF; }
.background { background-color: #8EB4FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8EB4FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(142 180 255);
color: hsl(220 100% 78%);
color: oklch(0.772 0.116 263.3);

#8EB4FF FAQ

What color is #8EB4FF?

#8EB4FF 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 #8EB4FF?

#8EB4FF is rgb(142, 180, 255) in RGB, hsl(220, 100%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(44%, 29%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8EB4FF?

The complementary color of #8EB4FF is #FFD98E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8EB4FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8EB4FF: 10.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8EB4FF a warm or cool color?

#8EB4FF is a cool color.