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#808eb0

a balanced, soft blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
128, 142, 176
HSL
223°, 23%, 60%
CMYK
27, 19, 0, 31
Luminance
0.2707

Every format

HEX#808eb0
RGBrgb(128, 142, 176)
HSLhsl(223, 23%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 19%, 0%, 31%)
LABlab(59.0 2.8 -19.5)
LCHlch(59.0 19.7 278.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.648 0.054 267.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #808eb0;
background-color: #808eb0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#808eb0] bg-[#808eb0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #808eb0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.502, green: 0.557, blue: 0.690)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#808eb0")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#808eb0 on white: 3.27:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#808eb0 on black: 6.41:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red50.2%
Green55.7%
Blue69.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan27.3%
Magenta19.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)31.0%

Color previews

#808eb0 text on a black background

contrast 6.41:1

Card sample

#808eb0 text on a white background

contrast 3.27:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #808eb0;
Background color
Panel with #808eb0 background
background-color: #808eb0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #808eb0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(128, 142, 176, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(128, 142, 176, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #808eb0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #808eb0, #9280B0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #808eb0

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #808eb0 in the Color Lab