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#8bace4

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

RGB
139, 172, 228
HSL
218°, 62%, 72%
CMYK
39, 25, 0, 11
Luminance
0.4060

Every format

HEX#8bace4
RGBrgb(139, 172, 228)
HSLhsl(218, 62%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 25%, 0%, 11%)
LABlab(69.9 2.6 -31.7)
LCHlch(69.9 31.9 274.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.741 0.089 260.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8bace4;
background-color: #8bace4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8bace4] bg-[#8bace4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8bace4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.675, blue: 0.894)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8bace4")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8bace4 on white: 2.30:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8bace4 on black: 9.12:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.5%
Green67.5%
Blue89.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan39.0%
Magenta24.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)10.6%

Color previews

#8bace4 text on a black background

contrast 9.12:1

Card sample

#8bace4 text on a white background

contrast 2.30:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8bace4;
Background color
Panel with #8bace4 background
background-color: #8bace4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8bace4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 172, 228, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 172, 228, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8bace4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bace4, #A68BE4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8bace4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8bace4 in the Color Lab