Palettes / Colors / #8DEBFD

#8DEBFD — Light Vivid Teal

#8DEBFD is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

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

#8DEBFD is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. 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 #FD9E8B; it also sits naturally between #8BFDD7 and #8BB1FD. 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 92% · Blue 99%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8DEBFD

.text { color: #8DEBFD; }
.background { background-color: #8DEBFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8DEBFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(141, 235, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 97%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8DEBFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(141, 235, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8DEBFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(141, 235, 253, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FD9E8B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8DEBFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8DEBFD

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 #8DEBFD 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 #8DEBFD 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 #8DEBFD?

#8DEBFD is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 141, 235, 253). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8DEBFD?

#8DEBFD is RGB 141, 235, 253 — HSL 190°, 97%, 77% — CMYK 44%, 7%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #8DEBFD?

Its complement is #FD9E8B; analogous partners are #8BFDD7 and #8BB1FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8DEBFD for text?

Black text on #8DEBFD has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.