#8CADE3 — Blue

#8CADE3 is a blue in the Blue family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty medium blue, and it is also commonly known as Blue, Cobalt Blue. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#8CADE3 color swatch, blue#8CADE3
CSS Namelightsteelblue (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f3f6fa
100#e5eaf3
200#cfdaec
300#adc1e2
400#87a3d2
500#6b8cc3
600#5a7aae
700#486594
800#3b547d
900#31476b
950#1b2940

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.28:1
Contrast on black
9.20:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.006 260.1); /* #f3f6fa */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.014 260.1); /* #e5eaf3 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.028 260.1); /* #cfdaec */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.051 260.1); /* #adc1e2 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.075 260.1); /* #87a3d2 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.091 260.1); /* #6b8cc3 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.089 260.1); /* #5a7aae */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.084 260.1); /* #486594 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.075 260.1); /* #3b547d */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.067 260.1); /* #31476b */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.047 260.1); /* #1b2940 */
}

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