#8996cb
a light, soft blue · warm · closest name: steelblue
RGB
137, 150, 203
HSL
228°, 39%, 67%
CMYK
33, 26, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3144
Every format
| HEX | #8996cb |
| RGB | rgb(137, 150, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 39%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33%, 26%, 0%, 20%) |
| LAB | lab(62.9 7.8 -28.8) |
| LCH | lch(62.9 29.8 285.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.683 0.080 273.5) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8996cb;
background-color: #8996cb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8996cb] bg-[#8996cb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8996cb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.537, green: 0.588, blue: 0.796)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8996cb")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8996cb on white: 2.88:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8996cb on black: 7.29:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red53.7%
Green58.8%
Blue79.6%
CMYK percentages
Cyan32.5%
Magenta26.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)20.4%
Color previews
#8996cb text on a black background
contrast 7.29:1
Card sample
#8996cb text on a white background
contrast 2.88:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8996cb;
Background color
Panel with #8996cb background
background-color: #8996cb;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8996cb;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(137, 150, 203, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(137, 150, 203, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8996cb; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8996cb, #A889CB);