#8AACDA#8AACDA

#8AACDA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.077 H 256.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8AACDA
RGB	rgb(138, 172, 218)
HSL	hsl(215, 52%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(215, 37%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 21.1%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.45, -0.34, -26.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.45, 26.95, 269.28°)
OKLab	oklab(73.62% -0.0185 -0.0746)
OKLCH	oklch(73.62% 0.077 256.1)
XYZ	xyz(37.8847, 39.9684, 72.0346)
Luminance	0.3997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8AACDA #DAB88A

analogous

#8AD4DA #8AACDA #908ADA

triadic

#8AACDA #DA8AAC #ACDA8A

tetradic

#8AACDA #DA8AD4 #DAB88A #8ADA90

square

#8AACDA #DA8AD4 #DAB88A #8ADA90

split-complementary

#8AACDA #DA908A #D4DA8A

monochromatic

#386CB1 #5C8BCB #8AACDA #B8CDE9 #E7EEF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.33

#8AACDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.99

#8AACDA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8AACDA

8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8AACDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8AACDA	1.00	2.33	8.99	8.99
#FFFFFF	2.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9BAEDC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92A6D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70B6BB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AAAAAA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8aacda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 172, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.077 256.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aec4e5',
    500: '#8aacda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8aacda;
$custom-light: #aec4e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8aacda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 172,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.5,
    "s": 51.948,
    "l": 69.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73617,
    "c": 0.07682,
    "h": 256.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.3997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8AACDA

secondary

#EBE2D5

accent

#7E26BF

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F5F8FC

border

#CFD1D5

text

#101215

muted

#7F8184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8AACDA

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

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