#8AACCC#8AACCC

#8AACCC is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.060 H 247.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8AACCC
RGB	rgb(138, 172, 204)
HSL	hsl(209, 39%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(209, 32%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.4%, 15.7%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.94, -3.94, -20.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.94, 20.40, 258.86°)
OKLab	oklab(73.06% -0.0233 -0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(73.06% 0.06 247.1)
XYZ	xyz(36.1295, 39.2663, 62.7905)
Luminance	0.3927 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8AACCC #CCAA8A

analogous

#8ACCCB #8AACCC #8A8BCC

triadic

#8AACCC #CC8AAC #ACCC8A

tetradic

#8AACCC #CB8ACC #CCAA8A #8BCC8A

square

#8AACCC #CB8ACC #CCAA8A #8BCC8A

split-complementary

#8AACCC #CC8A8B #CCCB8A

monochromatic

#436F99 #5F8EB9 #8AACCC #B5CADF #DFE8F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.37

#8AACCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.85

#8AACCC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8AACCC

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8AACCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8AACCC	1.00	2.37	8.85	8.85
#FFFFFF	2.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A0ACCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97A5CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#75B3B6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8aaccc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 172, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.060 247.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aec4db',
    500: '#8aaccc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8aaccc;
$custom-light: #aec4db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8aaccc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 172,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.091,
    "s": 39.286,
    "l": 67.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73055,
    "c": 0.05972,
    "h": 247.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.39268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8AACCC

secondary

#E3D9CE

accent

#7133B2

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F4F8FB

border

#CED1D4

text

#101215

muted

#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8AACCC

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

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