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#8aceec

a light, vivid cyan · cool · “skyblue”

RGB
138, 206, 236
HSL
198°, 72%, 73%
CMYK
42, 13, 0, 8
Luminance
0.5560

Every format

HEX#8aceec
RGBrgb(138, 206, 236)
HSLhsl(198, 72%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 13%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(79.4 -13.8 -21.5)
LCHlch(79.4 25.6 237.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.817 0.080 227.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8aceec;
background-color: #8aceec;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8aceec] bg-[#8aceec]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8aceec;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.541, green: 0.808, blue: 0.925)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8aceec")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8aceec on white: 1.73:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8aceec on black: 12.12:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.1%
Green80.8%
Blue92.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan41.5%
Magenta12.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#8aceec text on a black background

contrast 12.12:1

Card sample

#8aceec text on a white background

contrast 1.73:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8aceec;
Background color
Panel with #8aceec background
background-color: #8aceec;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(138, 206, 236, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(138, 206, 236, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8aceec;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aceec, #8A8CEC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8aceec

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8aceec in the Color Lab