#8cade1
a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
140, 173, 225
HSL
217°, 59%, 72%
CMYK
38, 23, 0, 12
Luminance
0.4090
Every format
| HEX | #8cade1 |
| RGB | rgb(140, 173, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 59%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38%, 23%, 0%, 12%) |
| LAB | lab(70.1 1.5 -29.8) |
| LCH | lch(70.1 29.8 272.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.743 0.084 259.3) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8cade1;
background-color: #8cade1;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8cade1] bg-[#8cade1]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8cade1;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.678, blue: 0.882)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8cade1")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8cade1 on white: 2.29:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8cade1 on black: 9.18:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.9%
Green67.8%
Blue88.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan37.8%
Magenta23.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.8%
Color previews
#8cade1 text on a black background
contrast 9.18:1
Card sample
#8cade1 text on a white background
contrast 2.29:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8cade1;
Background color
Panel with #8cade1 background
background-color: #8cade1;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8cade1;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 173, 225, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 173, 225, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8cade1; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cade1, #A48CE1);