#8cade3
a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
140, 173, 227
HSL
217°, 61%, 72%
CMYK
38, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.4101
Every format
| HEX | #8cade3 |
| RGB | rgb(140, 173, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 61%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38%, 24%, 0%, 11%) |
| LAB | lab(70.2 2.0 -30.7) |
| LCH | lch(70.2 30.8 273.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.743 0.087 260.1) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8cade3;
background-color: #8cade3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8cade3] bg-[#8cade3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8cade3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.678, blue: 0.890)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8cade3")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8cade3 on white: 2.28:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8cade3 on black: 9.20:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.9%
Green67.8%
Blue89.0%
CMYK percentages
Cyan38.3%
Magenta23.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.0%
Color previews
#8cade3 text on a black background
contrast 9.20:1
Card sample
#8cade3 text on a white background
contrast 2.28:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8cade3;
Background color
Panel with #8cade3 background
background-color: #8cade3;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8cade3;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 173, 227, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 173, 227, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8cade3; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cade3, #A58CE3);