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#8cb4df

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

RGB
140, 180, 223
HSL
211°, 57%, 71%
CMYK
37, 19, 0, 13
Luminance
0.4355

Every format

HEX#8cb4df
RGBrgb(140, 180, 223)
HSLhsl(211, 57%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 19%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(71.9 -2.9 -25.9)
LCHlch(71.9 26.0 263.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.756 0.076 250.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8cb4df;
background-color: #8cb4df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8cb4df] bg-[#8cb4df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8cb4df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.706, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8cb4df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8cb4df on white: 2.16:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8cb4df on black: 9.71:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.9%
Green70.6%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan37.2%
Magenta19.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#8cb4df text on a black background

contrast 9.71:1

Card sample

#8cb4df text on a white background

contrast 2.16:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8cb4df;
Background color
Panel with #8cb4df background
background-color: #8cb4df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8cb4df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 180, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 180, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8cb4df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cb4df, #9B8CDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8cb4df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8cb4df in the Color Lab