Palettes / Colors / #8CDFFF

#8CDFFF — Light Vivid Blue

#8CDFFF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #8CDFFF 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.

#8CDFFF 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 #FFAB8A; it also sits naturally between #8AFFE6 and #8AA3FF. 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 87% · Blue 100%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8CDFFF

.text { color: #8CDFFF; }
.background { background-color: #8CDFFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8CDFFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(140, 223, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(197, 100%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8CDFFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(140, 223, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8CDFFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(140, 223, 255, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFAB8A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8CDFFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8CDFFF

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 #8CDFFF 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 #8CDFFF 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

← #8CDFFE  ·  #8CE000 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8CDFFF?

#8CDFFF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 140, 223, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8CDFFF?

#8CDFFF is RGB 140, 223, 255 — HSL 197°, 100%, 77% — CMYK 45%, 13%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #8CDFFF?

Its complement is #FFAB8A; analogous partners are #8AFFE6 and #8AA3FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8CDFFF for text?

Black text on #8CDFFF has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.