Palettes / Colors / #8AACEF

#8AACEF — Light Blue

#8AACEF is a blue color we call Light 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 #8AACEF 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.

#8AACEF 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 #EFCD8A; it also sits naturally between #8ADEEF and #9B8AEF. 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 94%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8AACEF

.text { color: #8AACEF; }
.background { background-color: #8AACEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8AACEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 172, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 76%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8AACEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 172, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8AACEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 172, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFCD8A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8AACEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8AACEF

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 #8AACEF 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 #8AACEF 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

← #8AACEE  ·  #8AACF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8AACEF?

#8AACEF is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 138, 172, 239). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8AACEF?

#8AACEF is RGB 138, 172, 239 — HSL 220°, 76%, 74% — CMYK 42%, 28%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #8AACEF?

Its complement is #EFCD8A; analogous partners are #8ADEEF and #9B8AEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8AACEF for text?

Black text on #8AACEF has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.