Palettes / Colors / #8AACDA

#8AACDA — Light Muted Blue

#8AACDA is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #8AACDA 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.

#8AACDA 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 #DAB88B; it also sits naturally between #8BD5DA and #908BDA. 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 67% · Blue 85%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8AACDA

.text { color: #8AACDA; }
.background { background-color: #8AACDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8AACDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 172, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(214, 52%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8AACDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 172, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8AACDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 172, 218, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAB88B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8AACDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8AACDA

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 #8AACDA 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 #8AACDA 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 #8AACDA?

#8AACDA is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 138, 172, 218). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8AACDA?

#8AACDA is RGB 138, 172, 218 — HSL 214°, 52%, 70% — CMYK 37%, 21%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #8AACDA?

Its complement is #DAB88B; analogous partners are #8BD5DA and #908BDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8AACDA for text?

Black text on #8AACDA has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.