#8DB3DB — Blue

#8DB3DB is a blue in the Blue family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty light cornflower blue, and it is also commonly known as Cornflower Blue, Periwinkle. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#8DB3DB color swatch, blue#8DB3DB
CSS Namelightsteelblue (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f3f6f9
100#e4ebf1
200#cedbe8
300#adc3db
400#85a6c8
500#688fb7
600#587da3
700#46688b
800#395674
900#2f4963
950#1a2b3c

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.19:1
Contrast on black
9.60:1
  • 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 0.005 250.1); /* #f3f6f9 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.011 250.1); /* #e4ebf1 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.023 250.1); /* #cedbe8 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.042 250.1); /* #adc3db */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.062 250.1); /* #85a6c8 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.075 250.1); /* #688fb7 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.073 250.1); /* #587da3 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.069 250.1); /* #46688b */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.061 250.1); /* #395674 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.055 250.1); /* #2f4963 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.039 250.1); /* #1a2b3c */
}

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