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#8DA2C3 Color

#8DA2C3 is rgb(141, 162, 195) in RGB, hsl(217, 31%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 17%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8DA2C3
HEX#8DA2C3
RGBrgb(141, 162, 195)
HSLhsl(217, 31%, 66%)
HSVhsv(217, 28%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 17%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.054 259.4)
LABlab(65.85% -1.89 -19.63)
LCHlch(65.85% 19.72 264.49)

What #8DA2C3 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8DA2C3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 6.08Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 8.22Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 8.44Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 9.51Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 9.65Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.3

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#8DA2C3 Channel Values

How #8DA2C3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 141 · G 162 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 217° · S 31% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 217° · S 28% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8DA2C3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8DA2C3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8DA2C3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8DA2C3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8DA2C3
Complementary
#C3AF8D
Analogous
#8DBDC3
Analogous
#948DC3
Triadic
#C38DA2
Triadic
#A2C38D
Split comp.
#C3948D
Split comp.
#BDC38D

Tints & Shades of #8DA2C3

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9EB0CC
#ABBBD3
#BCC8DC
#CAD3E3
#DAE1EC
#E8ECF3

Shades

#6F89B3
#5472A0
#455C82
#374968
#273449
#171F2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8DA2C3.

How #8DA2C3 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8DA2C3
Protanopia#9F9FC3
Protanomaly#98A0C3
Deuteranopia#9B9BC3
Deuteranomaly#969EC3
Tritanopia#87A7A7
Tritanomaly#8AA5B3
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8DA2C3 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8da2c3: #8DA2C3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8DA2C3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8da2c3': '#8DA2C3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.635, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_8da2c3">#8DA2C3</color>
SVG fillfill="#8DA2C3"

More Blue Colors

#8DA2C3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8DA2C3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8DA2C3?

#8DA2C3 is a light blue — rgb(141, 162, 195) in RGB and hsl(217, 31%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #8DA2C3?

#8DA2C3 is rgb(141, 162, 195) — red 141, green 162, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8DA2C3?

#8DA2C3 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 17%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8DA2C3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8DA2C3 scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8DA2C3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8DA2C3 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 13.14, which is visibly different.

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