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#8bbaff

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

RGB
139, 186, 255
HSL
216°, 100%, 77%
CMYK
46, 27, 0, 0
Luminance
0.4783

Every format

HEX#8bbaff
RGBrgb(139, 186, 255)
HSLhsl(216, 100%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 27%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(74.7 2.3 -38.9)
LCHlch(74.7 39.0 273.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.782 0.111 257.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8bbaff;
background-color: #8bbaff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8bbaff] bg-[#8bbaff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8bbaff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.729, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8bbaff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8bbaff on white: 1.99:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8bbaff on black: 10.57:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.5%
Green72.9%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan45.5%
Magenta27.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#8bbaff text on a black background

contrast 10.57:1

Card sample

#8bbaff text on a white background

contrast 1.99:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 186, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 186, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8bbaff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bbaff, #AA8BFF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8bbaff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8bbaff in the Color Lab