Palettes / Colors / #8DBDDD

#8DBDDD — Light Muted Blue

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

#8DBDDD 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 #DDAD8D; it also sits naturally between #8DDDD5 and #8D95DD. 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 74% · Blue 87%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8DBDDD

.text { color: #8DBDDD; }
.background { background-color: #8DBDDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8DBDDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(141, 189, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 54%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8DBDDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(141, 189, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8DBDDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(141, 189, 221, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDAD8D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8DBDDD: #000000.

How #8DBDDD 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 #8DBDDD 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 #8DBDDD?

#8DBDDD is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 141, 189, 221). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8DBDDD?

#8DBDDD is RGB 141, 189, 221 — HSL 204°, 54%, 71% — CMYK 36%, 14%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #8DBDDD?

Its complement is #DDAD8D; analogous partners are #8DDDD5 and #8D95DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8DBDDD for text?

Black text on #8DBDDD has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.