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#8bace2

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

RGB
139, 172, 226
HSL
217°, 60%, 72%
CMYK
39, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.4049

Every format

HEX#8bace2
RGBrgb(139, 172, 226)
HSLhsl(217, 60%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 24%, 0%, 11%)
LABlab(69.8 2.1 -30.8)
LCHlch(69.8 30.8 273.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.740 0.087 260.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8bace2;
background-color: #8bace2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8bace2] bg-[#8bace2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8bace2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.675, blue: 0.886)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8bace2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8bace2 on white: 2.31:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8bace2 on black: 9.10:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.5%
Green67.5%
Blue88.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan38.5%
Magenta23.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.4%

Color previews

#8bace2 text on a black background

contrast 9.10:1

Card sample

#8bace2 text on a white background

contrast 2.31:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8bace2;
Background color
Panel with #8bace2 background
background-color: #8bace2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8bace2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 172, 226, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 172, 226, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8bace2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bace2, #A48BE2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8bace2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8bace2 in the Color Lab