#88CDEE#88CDEE

#88CDEE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.551; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.084 H 229.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#88CDEE
RGB	rgb(136, 205, 238)
HSL	hsl(199, 75%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(199, 43%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.9%, 13.9%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.08, -13.29, -23.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.08, 26.62, 240.06°)
OKLab	oklab(81.43% -0.054 -0.0637)
OKLCH	oklch(81.43% 0.084 229.7)
XYZ	xyz(47.4119, 55.0667, 89.0029)
Luminance	0.5507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#88CDEE #EEA988

analogous

#88EEDC #88CDEE #889AEE

triadic

#88CDEE #EE88CD #CDEE88

tetradic

#88CDEE #DC88EE #EEA988 #9AEE88

square

#88CDEE #DC88EE #EEA988 #9AEE88

split-complementary

#88CDEE #EE889A #EEDC88

monochromatic

#1F9FDC #52B6E6 #88CDEE #BEE3F6 #E4F4FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.75

#88CDEE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.01

#88CDEE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #88CDEE

12.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##88CDEE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##88CDEE	1.00	1.75	12.01	12.01
#FFFFFF	1.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BCCAF0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AEBFEE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5DD6D7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #88cdee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 205, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.084 229.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afdcf3',
    500: '#88cdee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #88cdee;
$custom-light: #afdcf3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#88cdee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.412,
    "s": 75,
    "l": 73.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81427,
    "c": 0.08355,
    "h": 229.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.5507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#88CDEE

secondary

#C97851

accent

#4F0ED7

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111517

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #88CDEE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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