#8ACEEB#8ACEEB

#8ACEEB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.080 H 226.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8ACEEB
RGB	rgb(138, 206, 235)
HSL	hsl(198, 71%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(198, 41%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.3%, 12.3%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.35, -14.10, -21.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.35, 25.33, 236.18°)
OKLab	oklab(81.64% -0.0547 -0.058)
OKLCH	oklch(81.64% 0.08 226.7)
XYZ	xyz(47.5427, 55.5409, 86.7964)
Luminance	0.5554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8ACEEB #EBA78A

analogous

#8AEBD7 #8ACEEB #8A9DEB

triadic

#8ACEEB #EB8ACE #CEEB8A

tetradic

#8ACEEB #D78AEB #EBA78A #9DEB8A

square

#8ACEEB #D78AEB #EBA78A #9DEB8A

split-complementary

#8ACEEB #EB8A9D #EBD78A

monochromatic

#25A1D6 #56B8E2 #8ACEEB #BEE4F4 #E5F4FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.73

#8ACEEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.11

#8ACEEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8ACEEB

12.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8ACEEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8ACEEB	1.00	1.73	12.11	12.11
#FFFFFF	1.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BFCBED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B0C0EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#62D7D7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C5C5C5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8aceeb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 206, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.080 226.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0ddf1',
    500: '#8aceeb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8aceeb;
$custom-light: #b0ddf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8aceeb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 206,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.938,
    "s": 70.803,
    "l": 73.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81636,
    "c": 0.0797,
    "h": 226.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.55544
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8ACEEB

secondary

#C57654

accent

#4C13D3

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111516

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #8ACEEB

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

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