#8AADDC#8AADDC

#8AADDC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.079 H 255.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8AADDC
RGB	rgb(138, 173, 220)
HSL	hsl(214, 54%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(214, 37%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.3%, 21.4%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.79, -0.36, -27.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.79, 27.52, 269.24°)
OKLab	oklab(73.91% -0.0191 -0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(73.91% 0.079 255.9)
XYZ	xyz(38.3390, 40.4558, 73.4849)
Luminance	0.4046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8AADDC #DCB98A

analogous

#8AD6DC #8AADDC #908ADC

triadic

#8AADDC #DC8AAD #ADDC8A

tetradic

#8AADDC #DC8AD6 #DCB98A #8ADC90

square

#8AADDC #DC8AD6 #DCB98A #8ADC90

split-complementary

#8AADDC #DC908A #D6DC8A

monochromatic

#366DB5 #5B8CCE #8AADDC #B9CEEA #E7EEF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.31

#8AADDC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.09

#8AADDC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8AADDC

9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8AADDC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8AADDC	1.00	2.31	9.09	9.09
#FFFFFF	2.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9CAFDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#93A7DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6FB7BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AAAAAA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8aaddc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 173, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.079 255.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aec5e7',
    500: '#8aaddc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8aaddc;
$custom-light: #aec5e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8aaddc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.39,
    "s": 53.947,
    "l": 70.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73913,
    "c": 0.07853,
    "h": 255.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.40458
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8AADDC

secondary

#ECE3D6

accent

#7E24C1

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F5F8FC

border

#CFD1D5

text

#111216

muted

#808184

Preview Lab

Preview with #8AADDC

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

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