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#8cadeb

a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
140, 173, 235
HSL
219°, 70%, 74%
CMYK
40, 26, 0, 8
Luminance
0.4146

Every format

HEX#8cadeb
RGBrgb(140, 173, 235)
HSLhsl(219, 70%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 26%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(70.5 4.2 -34.6)
LCHlch(70.5 34.9 276.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.747 0.097 262.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8cadeb;
background-color: #8cadeb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8cadeb] bg-[#8cadeb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8cadeb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.678, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8cadeb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8cadeb on white: 2.26:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8cadeb on black: 9.29:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.9%
Green67.8%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan40.4%
Magenta26.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#8cadeb text on a black background

contrast 9.29:1

Card sample

#8cadeb text on a white background

contrast 2.26:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 173, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 173, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8cadeb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cadeb, #AA8CEB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8cadeb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8cadeb in the Color Lab