Palettes / Colors / #8587EA

#8587EA — Light Blue

#8587EA is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#8587EA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EAE985; it also sits naturally between #85B9EA and #B685EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 52% · Green 53% · Blue 92%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #8587EA

.text { color: #8587EA; }
.background { background-color: #8587EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8587EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 135, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 71%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8587EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 135, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8587EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 135, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8587EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8587EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAE985:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8587EA: #000000.

How #8587EA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #8587EA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8587EA?

#8587EA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 133, 135, 234). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8587EA?

#8587EA is RGB 133, 135, 234 — HSL 239°, 71%, 72% — CMYK 43%, 42%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #8587EA?

Its complement is #EAE985; analogous partners are #85B9EA and #B685EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8587EA for text?

Black text on #8587EA has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.16:1.