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#8aceff

a light, electric blue · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
138, 206, 255
HSL
205°, 100%, 77%
CMYK
46, 19, 0, 0
Luminance
0.5677

Every format

HEX#8aceff
RGBrgb(138, 206, 255)
HSLhsl(205, 100%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 19%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(80.0 -8.8 -30.7)
LCHlch(80.0 31.9 254.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.824 0.098 240.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8aceff;
background-color: #8aceff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8aceff] bg-[#8aceff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8aceff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.541, green: 0.808, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8aceff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8aceff on white: 1.70:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8aceff on black: 12.35:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.1%
Green80.8%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan45.9%
Magenta19.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#8aceff text on a black background

contrast 12.35:1

Card sample

#8aceff text on a white background

contrast 1.70:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(138, 206, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(138, 206, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8aceff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aceff, #948AFF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8aceff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8aceff in the Color Lab