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#8ccdf0

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

RGB
140, 205, 240
HSL
201°, 77%, 75%
CMYK
42, 15, 0, 6
Luminance
0.5553

Every format

HEX#8ccdf0
RGBrgb(140, 205, 240)
HSLhsl(201, 77%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 15%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(79.3 -11.8 -23.7)
LCHlch(79.3 26.5 243.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.817 0.082 232.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8ccdf0;
background-color: #8ccdf0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8ccdf0] bg-[#8ccdf0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8ccdf0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.804, blue: 0.941)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8ccdf0")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8ccdf0 on white: 1.73:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8ccdf0 on black: 12.11:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.9%
Green80.4%
Blue94.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan41.7%
Magenta14.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.9%

Color previews

#8ccdf0 text on a black background

contrast 12.11:1

Card sample

#8ccdf0 text on a white background

contrast 1.73:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8ccdf0;
Background color
Panel with #8ccdf0 background
background-color: #8ccdf0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8ccdf0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 205, 240, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 205, 240, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8ccdf0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ccdf0, #8E8CF0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8ccdf0

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8ccdf0 in the Color Lab