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#8ba6cd

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

RGB
139, 166, 205
HSL
216°, 40%, 68%
CMYK
32, 19, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3717

Every format

HEX#8ba6cd
RGBrgb(139, 166, 205)
HSLhsl(216, 40%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 19%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(67.4 -0.1 -22.9)
LCHlch(67.4 22.9 269.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.719 0.065 257.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8ba6cd;
background-color: #8ba6cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8ba6cd] bg-[#8ba6cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8ba6cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.651, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8ba6cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8ba6cd on white: 2.49:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8ba6cd on black: 8.43:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.5%
Green65.1%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan32.2%
Magenta19.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#8ba6cd text on a black background

contrast 8.43:1

Card sample

#8ba6cd text on a white background

contrast 2.49:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8ba6cd;
Background color
Panel with #8ba6cd background
background-color: #8ba6cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8ba6cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 166, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 166, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8ba6cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ba6cd, #9C8BCD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8ba6cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8ba6cd in the Color Lab