Palettes / Colors / #8FAFFF

#8FAFFF — Light Vivid Blue

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

#8FAFFF 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 #FFDF8F; it also sits naturally between #8FE7FF and #A78FFF. 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 69% · Blue 100%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8FAFFF

.text { color: #8FAFFF; }
.background { background-color: #8FAFFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8FAFFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(143, 175, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(223, 100%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8FAFFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(143, 175, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8FAFFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(143, 175, 255, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFDF8F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8FAFFF: #000000.

How #8FAFFF 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 #8FAFFF 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

← #8FAFFE  ·  #8FB000 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8FAFFF?

#8FAFFF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 143, 175, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8FAFFF?

#8FAFFF is RGB 143, 175, 255 — HSL 223°, 100%, 78% — CMYK 44%, 31%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #8FAFFF?

Its complement is #FFDF8F; analogous partners are #8FE7FF and #A78FFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8FAFFF for text?

Black text on #8FAFFF has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.16:1.