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#8bacef

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

RGB
139, 172, 239
HSL
220°, 76%, 74%
CMYK
42, 28, 0, 6
Luminance
0.4123

Every format

HEX#8bacef
RGBrgb(139, 172, 239)
HSLhsl(220, 76%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 28%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(70.3 5.6 -37.0)
LCHlch(70.3 37.5 278.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.746 0.104 263.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8bacef;
background-color: #8bacef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8bacef] bg-[#8bacef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8bacef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.675, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8bacef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8bacef on white: 2.27:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8bacef on black: 9.25:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.5%
Green67.5%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan41.8%
Magenta28.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#8bacef text on a black background

contrast 9.25:1

Card sample

#8bacef text on a white background

contrast 2.27:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 172, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 172, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8bacef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bacef, #AD8BEF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8bacef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8bacef in the Color Lab