#8BCDEB#8BCDEB

#8BCDEB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.551; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.079 H 228.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8BCDEB
RGB	rgb(139, 205, 235)
HSL	hsl(199, 71%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(199, 41%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.9%, 12.8%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.13, -13.33, -21.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.13, 25.19, 238.07°)
OKLab	oklab(81.47% -0.0526 -0.0589)
OKLCH	oklch(81.47% 0.079 228.2)
XYZ	xyz(47.4690, 55.1467, 86.7242)
Luminance	0.5515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8BCDEB #EBA98B

analogous

#8BEBD9 #8BCDEB #8B9DEB

triadic

#8BCDEB #EB8BCD #CDEB8B

tetradic

#8BCDEB #D98BEB #EBA98B #9DEB8B

square

#8BCDEB #D98BEB #EBA98B #9DEB8B

split-complementary

#8BCDEB #EB8B9D #EBD98B

monochromatic

#259FD7 #57B6E2 #8BCDEB #BFE3F4 #E5F4FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.75

#8BCDEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.03

#8BCDEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8BCDEB

12.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8BCDEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8BCDEB	1.00	1.75	12.03	12.03
#FFFFFF	1.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BDCAED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AFBFEB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#64D6D6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8bcdeb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 205, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.079 228.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1dcf1',
    500: '#8bcdeb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8bcdeb;
$custom-light: #b1dcf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8bcdeb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.75,
    "s": 70.588,
    "l": 73.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81469,
    "c": 0.079,
    "h": 228.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.5515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8BCDEB

secondary

#C57855

accent

#4F13D3

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111516

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #8BCDEB

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

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