#8EA5B4 Color

#8EA5B4 is rgb(142, 165, 180) in RGB and hsl(204, 20%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8EA5B4

HEX#8EA5B4

RGBrgb(142, 165, 180)

HSLhsl(204, 20%, 63%)

HSVhsv(204, 21%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.034 236.6)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8EA5B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.56:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8EA5B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8EA5B4 Complementary#B49D8E Analogous#8EB4B0 Analogous#8E92B4 Triadic#B48EA4 Triadic#A4B48E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8EA5B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9DB1BE #ACBDC8 #BCC9D2 #CBD5DC #DAE2E7 #EAEEF1

Shades

#7591A3 #5E7A8D #4E6574 #3B4D59 #2B3840 #182025

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