Palettes / Colors / #8A97DB

#8A97DB — Light Muted Blue

#8A97DB is a blue color we call Light Muted 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 #8A97DB 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.

#8A97DB 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 #DBCE8A; it also sits naturally between #8AC0DB and #A58ADB. 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 59% · Blue 86%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A97DB

.text { color: #8A97DB; }
.background { background-color: #8A97DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A97DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 151, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(230, 53%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A97DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 151, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A97DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 151, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A97DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A97DB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBCE8A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A97DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A97DB

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 #8A97DB 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 #8A97DB 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 #8A97DB?

#8A97DB is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 138, 151, 219). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A97DB?

#8A97DB is RGB 138, 151, 219 — HSL 230°, 53%, 70% — CMYK 37%, 31%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #8A97DB?

Its complement is #DBCE8A; analogous partners are #8AC0DB and #A58ADB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A97DB for text?

Black text on #8A97DB has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.79:1.