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HTML

<div id="container">
    <ul id="connections">
        <li class="center"></li>
        <li class="con1">1</li>
        <li class="con2">2</li>
        <li class="con3">3</li>
        <li class="con4">4</li>
        <li class="con5">5</li>
        <li class="con6">6</li>
        <li class="con7">7</li>
        <li class="con8">8</li>
    </ul>
</div>

CSS

#container {
    text-align: center;
    height: 400px;
    width: 100%;
}

#connections {
    position: relative;
    left: 45%;
    top: 40%;
    margin: 0 auto;
    list-style-type: none;
    padding-left: 0px;
}

#connections li {
    position: absolute;
    border: 1px solid #0094ff;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #fff;
}
#connections .center {
    width: 75px;
    height: 75px;
}

#connections li:not(.center) {
    left: 12px;
    top: 12px;
    cursor: pointer;
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
    line-height: 50px;
    border: 1px solid #ff6a00;
}

#connections li.con1 {
    top: -100px;
}
#connections li.con2 {
    left: 106px;
    top: -70px;
}
#connections li.con3 {
    left: 136px;
    top: 18px;
}
#connections li.con4 {
    left: 106px;
    top: 106px;
}
#connections li.con5 {
    top: 136px;
}
#connections li.con6 {
    left: -70px;
    top: 106px;
}
#connections li.con7 {
    left: -100px;
    top: 18px;
}
#connections li.con8 {
    left: -70px;
    top: -70px;
}