#8e9cd3
a light, soft blue · warm · closest name: steelblue
RGB
142, 156, 211
HSL
228°, 44%, 69%
CMYK
33, 26, 0, 17
Luminance
0.3423
Every format
| HEX | #8e9cd3 |
| RGB | rgb(142, 156, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 44%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33%, 26%, 0%, 17%) |
| LAB | lab(65.1 7.9 -29.7) |
| LCH | lch(65.1 30.7 285.0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.702 0.082 273.1) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8e9cd3;
background-color: #8e9cd3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8e9cd3] bg-[#8e9cd3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8e9cd3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.557, green: 0.612, blue: 0.827)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8e9cd3")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8e9cd3 on white: 2.68:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8e9cd3 on black: 7.85:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red55.7%
Green61.2%
Blue82.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan32.7%
Magenta26.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)17.3%
Color previews
#8e9cd3 text on a black background
contrast 7.85:1
Card sample
#8e9cd3 text on a white background
contrast 2.68:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8e9cd3;
Background color
Panel with #8e9cd3 background
background-color: #8e9cd3;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8e9cd3;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(142, 156, 211, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(142, 156, 211, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8e9cd3; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e9cd3, #AE8ED3);