#C8DAEE

Accessibility

AAA

14.72:1

Vs white / black

1.43:1 · 14.72:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#c8daee

RGB

rgb(200, 218, 238)

RGBA

rgba(200, 218, 238, 1)

HSL

hsl(212, 53%, 86%)

HSLA

hsla(212, 53%, 86%, 1)

HSV

hsv(212, 16%, 93%)

LAB

lab(86.3% -1.99 -11.81)

LCH

lch(86.3% 11.98 260.44)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8811 -0.011 -0.0319)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8811 0.0337 250.97)

XYZ

xyz(64.32, 68.59, 90.72)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 8%, 0%, 7%)

CSS

color: #c8daee;

CSS variable

--color-c8daee: #c8daee;

SCSS

$color-c8daee: #c8daee;

JavaScript

const color = "#c8daee";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#c8daee";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#c8daee" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#c8daee", "rgb": { "r": 200, "g": 218, "b": 238 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8811 0.0337 250.97)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#c8daee-1: #c8daee;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

slate-300

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.58 · #CBD5E1

Nearest CSS named color

LightSteelBlue

Very different · ΔE 5.77 · #B0C4DE

Nearest Material color

blue-100

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.73 · #BBDEFB

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 11.45 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

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

50ebf7ff 100dde9f7 200c8d6e5 300b0c0d1 40092a3b6 50078889a 600647281 7004f5b68 8003b4550 900283039 950141b24

Palette

Tints & shades

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

fafcfe f6f9fc f1f6fb edf3f9 e8f0f8 e4edf7 dfe9f5 dae6f4 d6e3f2 d1e0f1 cdddef c8daee b7c8da a7b6c6 96a4b3 85919f 757f8b 646d77 535b63 43494f 32373c 212428 111214

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fafcfe f6f9fc f1f6fb edf3f9 e8f0f8 e4edf7 dfe9f5 dae6f4 d6e3f2 d1e0f1 cdddef

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b7c8da a7b6c6 96a4b3 85919f 757f8b 646d77 535b63 43494f 32373c 212428 111214

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c2d2e5 bccbdc b6c4d3 b0bcc9 aab5c0 a4adb7 9ea6ae 989ea5 92979c 8c8f92 868889

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#C8DAEEStop 1 #EEDDC8Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#C8EDEEStop 1 #C8DAEEStop 2 #CAC8EEStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#C8DAEEStop 1 #EEC8DAStop 2 #DAEEC8Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#C8DAEEStop 1 #EECAC8Stop 2 #EDEEC8Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#18314EStop 1 #2A5689Stop 2 #3C7BC3Stop 3 #76A3D5Stop 4 #B1CAE7Stop 5

Using this color

Where #c8daee works

#C8DAEE (#c8daee) sits in the blue family at about 212° hue, 53% saturation, and 86% lightness. Contrast is 1.43:1 on white and 14.72:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: slate-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c8daee as small body text on white — 1.43:1 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: Trust, calm, and professionalism. The most used color in SaaS, finance, and healthcare. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the 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

Tailwind slate 300#CBD5E1 Tailwind blue 100#DBEAFE Tailwind blue 200#BFDBFE Material Blue 100#BBDEFB LightSteelBlue#B0C4DE Tailwind sky 100#E0F2FE Material Blue 50#E3F2FD Tailwind indigo 100#E0E7FF Tailwind slate 200#E2E8F0 Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB Material Blue Grey 100#CFD8DC Tailwind sky 200#BAE6FD