#8AADCE#8AADCE

#8AADCE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.061 H 247.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8AADCE
RGB	rgb(138, 173, 206)
HSL	hsl(209, 41%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(209, 33%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 16%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.29, -3.98, -20.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.29, 20.98, 259.06°)
OKLab	oklab(73.35% -0.0239 -0.0566)
OKLCH	oklch(73.35% 0.061 247.2)
XYZ	xyz(36.5620, 39.7450, 64.1256)
Luminance	0.3975 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8AADCE #CEAB8A

analogous

#8ACECD #8AADCE #8A8BCE

triadic

#8AADCE #CE8AAD #ADCE8A

tetradic

#8AADCE #CD8ACE #CEAB8A #8BCE8A

square

#8AADCE #CD8ACE #CEAB8A #8BCE8A

split-complementary

#8AADCE #CE8A8B #CECD8A

monochromatic

#41709C #5F8FBC #8AADCE #B5CBE0 #E0E9F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#8AADCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.95

#8AADCE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8AADCE

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8AADCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8AADCE	1.00	2.35	8.95	8.95
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A0ADD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#98A6CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#75B5B8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8aadce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 173, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.061 247.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aec5dd',
    500: '#8aadce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8aadce;
$custom-light: #aec5dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8aadce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.118,
    "s": 40.964,
    "l": 67.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73348,
    "c": 0.06145,
    "h": 247.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.39747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8AADCE

secondary

#E5DACF

accent

#7131B4

background

#FAFCFD

surface

#F4F8FB

border

#CED1D4

text

#101215

muted

#7F8183

Preview Lab

Preview with #8AADCE

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

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