#8DA6B7

Accessibility

AAA

8.27:1

Vs white / black

2.54:1 · 8.27:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#8da6b7

RGB

rgb(141, 166, 183)

RGBA

rgba(141, 166, 183, 1)

HSL

hsl(204, 23%, 64%)

HSLA

hsla(204, 23%, 64%, 1)

HSV

hsv(204, 23%, 72%)

LAB

lab(66.79% -4.84 -11.62)

LCH

lch(66.79% 12.59 247.39)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7118 -0.0199 -0.0316)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7118 0.0373 237.8)

XYZ

xyz(33.17, 36.35, 50.06)

CMYK

cmyk(23%, 9%, 0%, 28%)

CSS

color: #8da6b7;

CSS variable

--color-8da6b7: #8da6b7;

SCSS

$color-8da6b7: #8da6b7;

JavaScript

const color = "#8da6b7";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#8da6b7";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#8da6b7" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#8da6b7", "rgb": { "r": 141, "g": 166, "b": 183 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7118 0.0373 237.8)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#8da6b7-1: #8da6b7;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

slate-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.83 · #94A3B8

Nearest CSS named color

LightSlateGray

Very different · ΔE 9.82 · #778899

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-300

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.9 · #90A4AE

Nearest Bootstrap color

info

Very different · ΔE 16.1 · #0DCAF0

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e8f8ff 100d9ebf7 200c3d8e5 300abc1d1 4008ca5b6 500728a9a 6005e7381 7004b5c68 800374650 900253138 950121c23

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f6f8f9 ecf0f3 e3e9ed d9e1e7 d0dae1 c6d3db bdcbd5 b3c4cf aabcc9 a0b5c3 97adbd 8da6b7 8198a8 768a99 6a7d89 5e6f7a 52616b 47535c 3b454c 2f373d 232a2e 171c1e 0c0e0f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6f8f9 ecf0f3 e3e9ed d9e1e7 d0dae1 c6d3db bdcbd5 b3c4cf aabcc9 a0b5c3 97adbd

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

8198a8 768a99 6a7d89 5e6f7a 52616b 47535c 3b454c 2f373d 232a2e 171c1e 0c0e0f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

8ca3b2 8ba0ae 8a9da9 8999a5 8896a0 87939c 859097 848d92 838a8e 828689 818385

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#8DA6B7Stop 1 #B89F8EStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#8EB8B4Stop 1 #8DA6B7Stop 2 #8E92B8Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#8DA6B7Stop 1 #B88EA7Stop 2 #A7B88EStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#8DA6B7Stop 1 #B88E92Stop 2 #B8B48EStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#27353FStop 1 #455D6EStop 2 #62859DStop 3 #91AABAStop 4 #C0CED8Stop 5

Using this color

Where #8da6b7 works

#8DA6B7 (#8da6b7) sits in the light blue family at about 204° hue, 23% saturation, and 64% lightness. Contrast is 2.54:1 on white and 8.27:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: slate-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #8da6b7 as small body text on white — 2.54:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Openness, clarity, and communication. Soft and approachable for modern interfaces. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Light Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Blue Grey 300#90A4AE Spectrum #8DB2C8#8DB2C8 Tailwind slate 400#94A3B8 Chakra gray 400#A0AEC0 Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Spectrum #8BB1D5#8BB1D5 Spectrum #89B8CD#89B8CD Spectrum #72AAC0#72AAC0 Concrete#95A5A6 Spectrum #8FACD1#8FACD1 Spectrum #8BB9DA#8BB9DA Material Blue Grey 400#78909C