#8cb3eb
a light, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
140, 179, 235
HSL
215°, 70%, 74%
CMYK
40, 24, 0, 8
Luminance
0.4381
Every format
| HEX | #8cb3eb |
| RGB | rgb(140, 179, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40%, 24%, 0%, 8%) |
| LAB | lab(72.1 0.9 -32.1) |
| LCH | lch(72.1 32.1 271.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.759 0.091 257.4) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8cb3eb;
background-color: #8cb3eb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8cb3eb] bg-[#8cb3eb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8cb3eb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.702, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8cb3eb")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8cb3eb on white: 2.15:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8cb3eb on black: 9.76:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.9%
Green70.2%
Blue92.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan40.4%
Magenta23.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%
Color previews
#8cb3eb text on a black background
contrast 9.76:1
Card sample
#8cb3eb text on a white background
contrast 2.15:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8cb3eb;
Background color
Panel with #8cb3eb background
background-color: #8cb3eb;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8cb3eb;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 179, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 179, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8cb3eb; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cb3eb, #A48CEB);