#8ACDEB#8ACDEB

#8ACDEB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.551; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.080 H 227.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8ACDEB
RGB	rgb(138, 205, 235)
HSL	hsl(199, 71%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(199, 41%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.3%, 12.8%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.08, -13.58, -21.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.08, 25.40, 237.68°)
OKLab	oklab(81.42% -0.0535 -0.0592)
OKLCH	oklch(81.42% 0.08 227.9)
XYZ	xyz(47.3027, 55.0609, 86.7164)
Luminance	0.5506 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8ACDEB #EBA88A

analogous

#8AEBD9 #8ACDEB #8A9CEB

triadic

#8ACDEB #EB8ACD #CDEB8A

tetradic

#8ACDEB #D98AEB #EBA88A #9CEB8A

square

#8ACDEB #D98AEB #EBA88A #9CEB8A

split-complementary

#8ACDEB #EB8A9C #EBD98A

monochromatic

#259FD6 #56B7E2 #8ACDEB #BEE3F4 #E5F4FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.75

#8ACDEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.01

#8ACDEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8ACDEB

12.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8ACDEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8ACDEB	1.00	1.75	12.01	12.01
#FFFFFF	1.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BDCAED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AFBFEB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#63D6D6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8acdeb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 205, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.080 227.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0dcf1',
    500: '#8acdeb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8acdeb;
$custom-light: #b0dcf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8acdeb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.557,
    "s": 70.803,
    "l": 73.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81417,
    "c": 0.07974,
    "h": 227.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.55064
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8ACDEB

secondary

#C57754

accent

#4E13D3

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111516

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #8ACDEB

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

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