#8AB6DD#8AB6DD

#8AB6DD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.073 H 245.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8AB6DD
RGB	rgb(138, 182, 221)
HSL	hsl(208, 55%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(208, 38%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 17.6%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.28, -5.03, -24.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.28, 24.76, 258.29°)
OKLab	oklab(75.88% -0.0302 -0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(75.88% 0.073 245.7)
XYZ	xyz(40.2561, 44.0774, 74.7792)
Luminance	0.4408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8AB6DD #DDB18A

analogous

#8ADDDB #8AB6DD #8A8CDD

triadic

#8AB6DD #DD8AB6 #B6DD8A

tetradic

#8AB6DD #DB8ADD #DDB18A #8CDD8A

square

#8AB6DD #DB8ADD #DDB18A #8CDD8A

split-complementary

#8AB6DD #DD8A8C #DDDB8A

monochromatic

#357AB7 #5B98CF #8AB6DD #B9D4EB #E7F0F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.14

#8AB6DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.82

#8AB6DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8AB6DD

9.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8AB6DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8AB6DD	1.00	2.14	9.82	9.82
#FFFFFF	2.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6B6DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9CADDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6DBFC3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ab6dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 182, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.073 245.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afcbe7',
    500: '#8ab6dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ab6dd;
$custom-light: #afcbe7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ab6dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 182,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.193,
    "s": 54.967,
    "l": 70.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75881,
    "c": 0.07345,
    "h": 245.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.4408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8AB6DD

secondary

#EDE1D6

accent

#6E23C2

background

#FAFCFE

surface

#F5F8FC

border

#CFD1D5

text

#111316

muted

#808284

Preview Lab

Preview with #8AB6DD

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

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