Palettes / Colors / #8FA5FF

#8FA5FF — Light Vivid Blue

#8FA5FF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

#8FA5FF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FFE98F; it also sits naturally between #8FDDFF and #B08FFF. 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 100%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8FA5FF

.text { color: #8FA5FF; }
.background { background-color: #8FA5FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8FA5FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(143, 165, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(228, 100%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8FA5FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(143, 165, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8FA5FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(143, 165, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8FA5FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8FA5FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFE98F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8FA5FF: #000000.

How #8FA5FF 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 #8FA5FF 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 #8FA5FF?

#8FA5FF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 143, 165, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8FA5FF?

#8FA5FF is RGB 143, 165, 255 — HSL 228°, 100%, 78% — CMYK 44%, 35%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #8FA5FF?

Its complement is #FFE98F; analogous partners are #8FDDFF and #B08FFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8FA5FF for text?

Black text on #8FA5FF has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.