Cadet Blue (Blue)

#8A9DAD

RGB: 138, 157, 173

Color OverviewHEX #8A9DAD

#8A9DAD Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #8A9DAD is composed of 54% red, 62% green, and 68% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 207°, saturation of 18%, and lightness of 61%.

HEX

#8A9DAD

RGB

138, 157, 173

HSL

207°, 18%, 61%

HSV

207°, 20%, 68%

CMYK

20%, 9%, 0%, 32%

Name Match

Cadet Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #8A9DAD (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #8A9DAD (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #8A9DAD (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #8A9DAD

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #8A9DAD Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.8 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #8A9DAD Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):7.51 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #8A9DAD;
}

.element {
  color: #8A9DAD;
  background-color: #8A9DAD;
  border-color: #8A9DAD;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#8A9DAD] text-[#8A9DAD] border-[#8A9DAD]">
  Content styled with #8A9DAD
</div>