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#8cb2ff

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

RGB
140, 178, 255
HSL
220°, 100%, 78%
CMYK
45, 30, 0, 0
Luminance
0.4464

Every format

HEX#8cb2ff
RGBrgb(140, 178, 255)
HSLhsl(220, 100%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 30%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(72.7 7.0 -42.1)
LCHlch(72.7 42.7 279.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.766 0.119 263.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8cb2ff;
background-color: #8cb2ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8cb2ff] bg-[#8cb2ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8cb2ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.698, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8cb2ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8cb2ff on white: 2.12:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8cb2ff on black: 9.93:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.9%
Green69.8%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan45.1%
Magenta30.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#8cb2ff text on a black background

contrast 9.93:1

Card sample

#8cb2ff text on a white background

contrast 2.12:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8cb2ff;
Background color
Panel with #8cb2ff background
background-color: #8cb2ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8cb2ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 178, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 178, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8cb2ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cb2ff, #B38CFF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8cb2ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8cb2ff in the Color Lab