Palettes / Colors / #8685CA

#8685CA — Light Muted Blue

#8685CA is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#8685CA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C9CA86; it also sits naturally between #86A7CA and #A986CA. 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 53% · Green 52% · Blue 79%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8685CA

.text { color: #8685CA; }
.background { background-color: #8685CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8685CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(134, 133, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(241, 39%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8685CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(134, 133, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8685CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(134, 133, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8685CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8685CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9CA86:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8685CA: #000000.

How #8685CA 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 #8685CA 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 #8685CA?

#8685CA is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 134, 133, 202). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8685CA?

#8685CA is RGB 134, 133, 202 — HSL 241°, 39%, 66% — CMYK 34%, 34%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #8685CA?

Its complement is #C9CA86; analogous partners are #86A7CA and #A986CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8685CA for text?

Black text on #8685CA has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.38:1.