#8EA5CD Color

#8EA5CD is rgb(142, 165, 205) in RGB and hsl(218, 39%, 68%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8EA5CD

HEX#8EA5CD

RGBrgb(142, 165, 205)

HSLhsl(218, 39%, 68%)

HSVhsv(218, 31%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.064 261.4)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 20%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8EA5CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.5:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8EA5CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8EA5CD Complementary#CDB68E Analogous#8EC5CD Analogous#968ECD Triadic#CD8EA5 Triadic#A5CD8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8EA5CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9CB0D3 #ADBEDB #BCCAE1 #CAD5E8 #D8E0EE #EAEEF6

Shades

#6E8CBF #4E72B1 #405E91 #30476E #22324E #141E2E

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