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#8cccff

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

RGB
140, 204, 255
HSL
207°, 100%, 78%
CMYK
45, 20, 0, 0
Luminance
0.5598

Every format

HEX#8cccff
RGBrgb(140, 204, 255)
HSLhsl(207, 100%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 20%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(79.6 -7.2 -31.3)
LCHlch(79.6 32.1 257.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.821 0.097 243.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8cccff;
background-color: #8cccff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8cccff] bg-[#8cccff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8cccff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.800, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8cccff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8cccff on white: 1.72:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8cccff on black: 12.20:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.9%
Green80.0%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan45.1%
Magenta20.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#8cccff text on a black background

contrast 12.20:1

Card sample

#8cccff text on a white background

contrast 1.72:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 204, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 204, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8cccff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cccff, #998CFF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8cccff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8cccff in the Color Lab