#8cade0
a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
140, 173, 224
HSL
216°, 58%, 71%
CMYK
38, 23, 0, 12
Luminance
0.4084
Every format
| HEX | #8cade0 |
| RGB | rgb(140, 173, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 58%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38%, 23%, 0%, 12%) |
| LAB | lab(70.1 1.2 -29.3) |
| LCH | lch(70.1 29.3 272.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.742 0.083 258.9) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8cade0;
background-color: #8cade0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8cade0] bg-[#8cade0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8cade0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.678, blue: 0.878)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8cade0")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8cade0 on white: 2.29:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8cade0 on black: 9.17:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.9%
Green67.8%
Blue87.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan37.5%
Magenta22.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.2%
Color previews
#8cade0 text on a black background
contrast 9.17:1
Card sample
#8cade0 text on a white background
contrast 2.29:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8cade0;
Background color
Panel with #8cade0 background
background-color: #8cade0;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8cade0;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 173, 224, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 173, 224, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8cade0; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cade0, #A38CE0);