#8cade5
a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
140, 173, 229
HSL
218°, 63%, 72%
CMYK
39, 25, 0, 10
Luminance
0.4112
Every format
| HEX | #8cade5 |
| RGB | rgb(140, 173, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 63%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39%, 25%, 0%, 10%) |
| LAB | lab(70.3 2.6 -31.7) |
| LCH | lch(70.3 31.8 274.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.744 0.089 260.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8cade5;
background-color: #8cade5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8cade5] bg-[#8cade5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8cade5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.678, blue: 0.898)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8cade5")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8cade5 on white: 2.28:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8cade5 on black: 9.22:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.9%
Green67.8%
Blue89.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan38.9%
Magenta24.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)10.2%
Color previews
#8cade5 text on a black background
contrast 9.22:1
Card sample
#8cade5 text on a white background
contrast 2.28:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8cade5;
Background color
Panel with #8cade5 background
background-color: #8cade5;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8cade5;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 173, 229, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 173, 229, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8cade5; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cade5, #A78CE5);