Palettes / Colors / #8EA5CE

#8EA5CE — Light Muted Blue

#8EA5CE is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #8EA5CE 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.

#8EA5CE 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 #CEB68D; it also sits naturally between #8DC5CE and #958DCE. 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 56% · Green 65% · Blue 81%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8EA5CE

.text { color: #8EA5CE; }
.background { background-color: #8EA5CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8EA5CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 165, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(218, 40%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8EA5CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 165, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8EA5CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 165, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8EA5CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8EA5CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEB68D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8EA5CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8EA5CE

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 #8EA5CE 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 #8EA5CE 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 #8EA5CE?

#8EA5CE is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 142, 165, 206). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8EA5CE?

#8EA5CE is RGB 142, 165, 206 — HSL 218°, 40%, 68% — CMYK 31%, 20%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #8EA5CE?

Its complement is #CEB68D; analogous partners are #8DC5CE and #958DCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8EA5CE for text?

Black text on #8EA5CE has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.49:1.