Palettes / Colors / #8C8CD4

#8C8CD4 — Light Muted Blue

#8C8CD4 is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#8C8CD4 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 #D4D48C; it also sits naturally between #8CB0D4 and #B08CD4. 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 55% · Green 55% · Blue 83%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

Previews

CSS code for #8C8CD4

.text { color: #8C8CD4; }
.background { background-color: #8C8CD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8C8CD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(140, 140, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 46%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8C8CD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(140, 140, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8C8CD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(140, 140, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8C8CD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8C8CD4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8C8CD4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4D48C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8C8CD4: #000000.

How #8C8CD4 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 #8C8CD4 or a close neighbour

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 #8C8CD4?

#8C8CD4 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 140, 140, 212). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8C8CD4?

#8C8CD4 is RGB 140, 140, 212 — HSL 240°, 46%, 69% — CMYK 34%, 34%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #8C8CD4?

Its complement is #D4D48C; analogous partners are #8CB0D4 and #B08CD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8C8CD4 for text?

Black text on #8C8CD4 has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.08:1.