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#8FA4BF closest to High Tide

#8FA4BF is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is High Tide. In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 64.3% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(143, 164, 191)). Its HSL value is 214° hue, 27% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #8FA4BF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.23:1.

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Variations of #8FA4BF

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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#8FA4BF 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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#8FA4BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8FA4BF 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 #95A0BE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9BA5C0
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #97A4C0
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #95A0BE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #94A2BF
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #82AAAD
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8AA6B7
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A2A2A2
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9EA3AA

#8FA4BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.55:1 Very poor#8FA4BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.23:1 Very good#8FA4BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8FA4BF in CSS

/* High Tide */
.color { color: #8FA4BF; }
.background { background-color: #8FA4BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8FA4BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(143 164 191);
color: hsl(214 27% 65%);
color: oklch(0.712 0.046 254.8);

#8FA4BF FAQ

What color is #8FA4BF?

#8FA4BF is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is High Tide. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8FA4BF?

#8FA4BF is rgb(143, 164, 191) in RGB, hsl(214, 27%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 14%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8FA4BF?

The complementary color of #8FA4BF is #BFAA8F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8FA4BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8FA4BF: 8.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8FA4BF a warm or cool color?

#8FA4BF is a cool color.