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#8bcdec

a light, vivid cyan · cool · “skyblue”

RGB
139, 205, 236
HSL
199°, 72%, 74%
CMYK
41, 13, 0, 8
Luminance
0.5521

Every format

HEX#8bcdec
RGBrgb(139, 205, 236)
HSLhsl(199, 72%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 13%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(79.2 -13.1 -21.9)
LCHlch(79.2 25.5 239.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.815 0.080 229.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8bcdec;
background-color: #8bcdec;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8bcdec] bg-[#8bcdec]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8bcdec;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.804, blue: 0.925)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8bcdec")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8bcdec on white: 1.74:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8bcdec on black: 12.04:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.5%
Green80.4%
Blue92.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan41.1%
Magenta13.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#8bcdec text on a black background

contrast 12.04:1

Card sample

#8bcdec text on a white background

contrast 1.74:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 205, 236, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 205, 236, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8bcdec;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bcdec, #8B8CEC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8bcdec

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8bcdec in the Color Lab