Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.01:1 — vs black: 10.45:1

Color values

HEX #8CBED6
RGB rgb(140, 190, 214)
HSL hsl(199, 34%, 83%)
CMYK cmyk( 34.58, 11.21, 0, 16.08 )

Convert this color Check contrast Extract from image Resize/Compress image

Tags

Mood

No tags yet.

Style

Pastel (210) Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8CBED6 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dark Sky Blue
#8CBED6 Base

#D6A48C

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dark Sky Blue
#8CBED6 Base

#8CD6C9

#8C99D6

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dark Sky Blue
#8CBED6 Base

#D68CBE

#BED68C

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dark Sky Blue
#8CBED6 Base

#D68C99

#D6C98C

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dark Sky Blue
#8CBED6 Base

#C98CD6

#D6A48C

#99D68C

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dark Sky Blue
#8CBED6 Base

#357594

#549EC2

#6EADCB

#AACFE1

#C4DEEA

#ECF4F8

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dark Sky Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #070F13

— #183543

— #295C74

— #3B82A4

— #5CA3C5

Dark Sky Blue #8CBED6 Base

— #9FC9DD

— #B2D4E4

— #C6DFEB

— #D9E9F1

— #ECF4F8

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #8CBED6. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #8CBED6;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #8CBED6;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #8CBED6;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #8CBED6,
        #E4D1C8
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #8CBED6,
        #E4D1C8
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$dark-sky-blue: #8CBED6;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-sky-blue-r: 140;
$dark-sky-blue-g: 190;
$dark-sky-blue-b: 214;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dark-sky-blue;
    color: rgba($dark-sky-blue-r, $dark-sky-blue-g, $dark-sky-blue-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Dark Sky Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #8CBED6 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #B1B1D7 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #B9B9D6 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #87C1C1 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #B7B7B7 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dark Sky Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Sky Blue #8CBED6 Base

Light Cornflower Blue #93CCEA ΔE 3.90

Pale Cerulean #9BC4E2 ΔE 4.22

Cornflower #9ACEEB ΔE 4.42

Sky Blue #87CEEB ΔE 4.72

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.