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#8eadef

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

RGB
142, 173, 239
HSL
221°, 75%, 75%
CMYK
41, 28, 0, 6
Luminance
0.4187

Every format

HEX#8eadef
RGBrgb(142, 173, 239)
HSLhsl(221, 75%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 28%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(70.8 5.8 -36.3)
LCHlch(70.8 36.8 279.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.750 0.102 264.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8eadef;
background-color: #8eadef;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8eadef] bg-[#8eadef]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8eadef;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.557, green: 0.678, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8eadef")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8eadef on white: 2.24:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8eadef on black: 9.37:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red55.7%
Green67.8%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan40.6%
Magenta27.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#8eadef text on a black background

contrast 9.37:1

Card sample

#8eadef text on a white background

contrast 2.24:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(142, 173, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(142, 173, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8eadef;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8eadef, #B08EEF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8eadef

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8eadef in the Color Lab