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#8eb4cd

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

RGB
142, 180, 205
HSL
204°, 39%, 68%
CMYK
31, 12, 0, 20
Luminance
0.4280

Every format

HEX#8eb4cd
RGBrgb(142, 180, 205)
HSLhsl(204, 39%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 12%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(71.4 -6.9 -16.8)
LCHlch(71.4 18.1 247.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.751 0.055 237.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8eb4cd;
background-color: #8eb4cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8eb4cd] bg-[#8eb4cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8eb4cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.557, green: 0.706, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8eb4cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8eb4cd on white: 2.20:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8eb4cd on black: 9.56:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red55.7%
Green70.6%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan30.7%
Magenta12.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#8eb4cd text on a black background

contrast 9.56:1

Card sample

#8eb4cd text on a white background

contrast 2.20:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8eb4cd;
Background color
Panel with #8eb4cd background
background-color: #8eb4cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8eb4cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(142, 180, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(142, 180, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8eb4cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8eb4cd, #928ECD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8eb4cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8eb4cd in the Color Lab