#8AACDB#8AACDB

#8AACDB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.078 H 256.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8AACDB
RGB	rgb(138, 172, 219)
HSL	hsl(215, 53%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(215, 37%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(37%, 21.5%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.48, -0.07, -27.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.48, 27.44, 269.85°)
OKLab	oklab(73.66% -0.0181 -0.076)
OKLCH	oklch(73.66% 0.078 256.6)
XYZ	xyz(38.0160, 40.0209, 72.7258)
Luminance	0.4002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8AACDB #DBB98A

analogous

#8AD4DB #8AACDB #918ADB

triadic

#8AACDB #DB8AAC #ACDB8A

tetradic

#8AACDB #DB8AD4 #DBB98A #8ADB91

square

#8AACDB #DB8AD4 #DBB98A #8ADB91

split-complementary

#8AACDB #DB918A #D4DB8A

monochromatic

#376BB3 #5B8BCD #8AACDB #B9CDE9 #E8EEF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.33

#8AACDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.00

#8AACDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8AACDB

9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8AACDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8AACDB	1.00	2.33	9.00	9.00
#FFFFFF	2.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9BAEDD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92A6DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70B6BC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AAAAAA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8aacdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 172, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.078 256.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aec4e6',
    500: '#8aacdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8aacdb;
$custom-light: #aec4e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8aacdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 172,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.815,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 70
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73658,
    "c": 0.0781,
    "h": 256.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.40023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8AACDB

secondary

#ECE2D5

accent

#7F25C0

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F5F8FC

border

#CFD1D5

text

#101216

muted

#7F8184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8AACDB

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

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