#88CEEB#88CEEB

#88CEEB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.554; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.081 H 226.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#88CEEB
RGB	rgb(136, 206, 235)
HSL	hsl(198, 71%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(198, 42%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.1%, 12.3%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.25, -14.59, -21.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.25, 25.74, 235.46°)
OKLab	oklab(81.53% -0.0563 -0.0584)
OKLCH	oklch(81.53% 0.081 226.1)
XYZ	xyz(47.2148, 55.3718, 86.7810)
Luminance	0.5537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#88CEEB #EBA588

analogous

#88EBD7 #88CEEB #889CEB

triadic

#88CEEB #EB88CE #CEEB88

tetradic

#88CEEB #D788EB #EBA588 #9CEB88

square

#88CEEB #D788EB #EBA588 #9CEB88

split-complementary

#88CEEB #EB889C #EBD788

monochromatic

#24A1D5 #54B8E2 #88CEEB #BCE4F4 #E5F4FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.74

#88CEEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.08

#88CEEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #88CEEB

12.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##88CEEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##88CEEB	1.00	1.74	12.08	12.08
#FFFFFF	1.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BECBED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B0BFEB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5FD7D7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #88ceeb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 206, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.081 226.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afddf1',
    500: '#88ceeb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #88ceeb;
$custom-light: #afddf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#88ceeb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 206,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.576,
    "s": 71.223,
    "l": 72.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81533,
    "c": 0.08118,
    "h": 226.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.55375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#88CEEB

secondary

#C57452

accent

#4B12D3

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111516

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #88CEEB

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

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