Color

#8A9DD6

Light cool violet. Nearest reference color: Little boy blue.

RGB

0–255

138

157

214

CMYK

0–100%

35.51%

26.64%

16.08%

RGB describes how #8A9DD6 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 138, green 157 and blue 214.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 35.51%, magenta 26.64%, yellow 0% and black 16.08%.

HSL values

H 225° S 48.1% L 69.02%

In the HSL color model, #8A9DD6 has a hue of 225°, 48.1% saturation and 69.02% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#8A9DD6 is a light, cool violet with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #8A9DD6 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #8A9DD6

RGB rgb(138, 157, 214)

HSL hsl(225 48.1% 69.02%)

OKLCH oklch(0.702903 0.086672 269.882)

CSS --color: #8A9DD6;

Tints of #8A9DD6

Tints are lighter variations of #8A9DD6. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#E8EEFF #CCD9FF #B0C4FF #9DB0EB #8A9DD6

Shades of #8A9DD6

Shades are darker variations of #8A9DD6. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#8A9DD6 #6071A7 #38477A #16204F #020024

Tones of #8A9DD6

Tones reduce the chroma of #8A9DD6, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#8A9DD6 #8E9ECB #939EBF #979FB4 #9C9FA8

Tonal range of #8A9DD6

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #8A9DD6 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#E8EEFF #CCD9FF #B0C4FF #9DB0EB #8A9DD6 #6071A7 #38477A #16204F #020024

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #E8EEFF;
    --color-200: #CCD9FF;
    --color-300: #B0C4FF;
    --color-400: #9DB0EB;
    --color-500: #8A9DD6;
    --color-600: #6071A7;
    --color-700: #38477A;
    --color-800: #16204F;
    --color-900: #020024;
}

Colors that go with #8A9DD6

Color harmonies for #8A9DD6 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#8A9DD6 #B49D5E

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#6BA7D0 #8A9DD6 #A793CE

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#8A9DD6 #D08B7F #78AF83

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#8A9DD6 #C89367 #98A869

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#8A9DD6 #CC899D #B49D5E #5CB1A1

CSS gradients with #8A9DD6

These gradients show how #8A9DD6 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#8A9DD6 #A6B5E1 #C3CEEC #E1E6F6 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #8A9DD6, #A6B5E1, #C3CEEC, #E1E6F6, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#8A9DD6 #5C6991 #323A52 #0D101A #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #8A9DD6, #5C6991, #323A52, #0D101A, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#8A9DD6 #5EABC8 #5CB1A1 #88AC75 #B49D5E

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #8A9DD6, #5EABC8, #5CB1A1, #88AC75, #B49D5E);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #8A9DD6. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.67:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

7.87:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.3437 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #8A9DD6 as the background.

background-color: #8A9DD6;
color: #000000;

Using #8A9DD6 in design

See how #8A9DD6 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#8A9DD6 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #8A9DD6 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#CCD9FF

#8A9DD6

#16204F

Colors similar to #8A9DD6

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #8A9DD6, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#A2B6F1 #7285BC #829BEB #929EC0 #80A0D6 #949AD5 #8CADE3 #888DC8

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #8A9DD6 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #8AA2D8 Deuteranopia #849BD5 Tritanopia #73A8B1

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #8A9DD6 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 34.6722
Y: 34.3708
Z: 68.4126

CIELAB

L*: 65.2558
a*: 7.0193
b*: -31.203

OKLab

L: 0.702903
a: -0.000179
b: -0.086672

OKLCH

L: 0.702903
C: 0.086672
H: 269.882°