Palettes / Colors / #8A85EE

#8A85EE — Light Blue

#8A85EE is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #8A85EE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#8A85EE 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 #E9EE86; it also sits naturally between #86B5EE and #BF86EE. 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 54% · Green 52% · Blue 93%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A85EE

.text { color: #8A85EE; }
.background { background-color: #8A85EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A85EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 133, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 76%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A85EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 133, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A85EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 133, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A85EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A85EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E9EE86:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A85EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A85EE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #8A85EE 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 #8A85EE 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 #8A85EE?

#8A85EE is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 138, 133, 238). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A85EE?

#8A85EE is RGB 138, 133, 238 — HSL 243°, 76%, 73% — CMYK 42%, 44%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #8A85EE?

Its complement is #E9EE86; analogous partners are #86B5EE and #BF86EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A85EE for text?

Black text on #8A85EE has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.15:1.