Palettes / Colors / #8EA5ED

#8EA5ED — Light Blue

#8EA5ED is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #8EA5ED 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.

#8EA5ED 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 #EDD58C; it also sits naturally between #8CD5ED and #A58CED. 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 93%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8EA5ED

.text { color: #8EA5ED; }
.background { background-color: #8EA5ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8EA5ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 165, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(225, 73%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8EA5ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 165, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8EA5ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 165, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8EA5ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8EA5ED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDD58C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8EA5ED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8EA5ED

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 #8EA5ED 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 #8EA5ED 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 #8EA5ED?

#8EA5ED is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 142, 165, 237). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8EA5ED?

#8EA5ED is RGB 142, 165, 237 — HSL 225°, 73%, 74% — CMYK 40%, 30%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #8EA5ED?

Its complement is #EDD58C; analogous partners are #8CD5ED and #A58CED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8EA5ED for text?

Black text on #8EA5ED has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.40:1.