#8BCDEE#8BCDEE

#8BCDEE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.553; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.081 H 230.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8BCDEE
RGB	rgb(139, 205, 238)
HSL	hsl(200, 74%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(200, 42%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.6%, 13.9%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.23, -12.54, -22.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.23, 26.05, 241.22°)
OKLab	oklab(81.58% -0.0515 -0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(81.58% 0.081 230.7)
XYZ	xyz(47.9061, 55.3215, 89.0261)
Luminance	0.5533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8BCDEE #EEAC8B

analogous

#8BEEDE #8BCDEE #8B9CEE

triadic

#8BCDEE #EE8BCD #CDEE8B

tetradic

#8BCDEE #DE8BEE #EEAC8B #9CEE8B

square

#8BCDEE #DE8BEE #EEAC8B #9CEE8B

split-complementary

#8BCDEE #EE8B9C #EEDE8B

monochromatic

#219FDE #56B6E6 #8BCDEE #C0E4F6 #E4F3FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.74

#8BCDEE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.07

#8BCDEE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8BCDEE

12.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8BCDEE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8BCDEE	1.00	1.74	12.07	12.07
#FFFFFF	1.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BDCBF0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AEBFEE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#63D6D8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8bcdee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 205, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.081 230.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1dcf3',
    500: '#8bcdee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8bcdee;
$custom-light: #b1dcf3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8bcdee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 74.436,
    "l": 73.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81582,
    "c": 0.0814,
    "h": 230.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.55325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8BCDEE

secondary

#C97B54

accent

#510FD7

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111517

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #8BCDEE

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

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