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#8c9bba

a balanced, soft blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
140, 155, 186
HSL
220°, 25%, 64%
CMYK
25, 17, 0, 27
Luminance
0.3256

Every format

HEX#8c9bba
RGBrgb(140, 155, 186)
HSLhsl(220, 25%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 17%, 0%, 27%)
LABlab(63.8 1.6 -17.8)
LCHlch(63.8 17.9 275.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.689 0.049 264.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8c9bba;
background-color: #8c9bba;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8c9bba] bg-[#8c9bba]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8c9bba;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.608, blue: 0.729)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8c9bba")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8c9bba on white: 2.80:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8c9bba on black: 7.51:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.9%
Green60.8%
Blue72.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan24.7%
Magenta16.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)27.1%

Color previews

#8c9bba text on a black background

contrast 7.51:1

Card sample

#8c9bba text on a white background

contrast 2.80:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8c9bba;
Background color
Panel with #8c9bba background
background-color: #8c9bba;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8c9bba;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 155, 186, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 155, 186, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8c9bba;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c9bba, #9C8CBA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8c9bba

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8c9bba in the Color Lab