#8BCDEF#8BCDEF

#8BCDEF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.554; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.082 H 231.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8BCDEF
RGB	rgb(139, 205, 239)
HSL	hsl(200, 76%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(200, 42%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 14.2%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.26, -12.28, -23.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.26, 26.36, 242.22°)
OKLab	oklab(81.62% -0.0512 -0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(81.62% 0.082 231.5)
XYZ	xyz(48.0534, 55.3804, 89.8020)
Luminance	0.5538 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8BCDEF #EFAD8B

analogous

#8BEFDF #8BCDEF #8B9BEF

triadic

#8BCDEF #EF8BCD #CDEF8B

tetradic

#8BCDEF #DF8BEF #EFAD8B #9BEF8B

square

#8BCDEF #DF8BEF #EFAD8B #9BEF8B

split-complementary

#8BCDEF #EF8B9B #EFDF8B

monochromatic

#1F9FE0 #55B6E8 #8BCDEF #C1E4F6 #E4F3FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.74

#8BCDEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.08

#8BCDEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8BCDEF

12.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8BCDEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8BCDEF	1.00	1.74	12.08	12.08
#FFFFFF	1.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BCCBF1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AEBFEF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#62D6D8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8bcdef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 205, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.082 231.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1dcf4',
    500: '#8bcdef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8bcdef;
$custom-light: #b1dcf4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8bcdef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.4,
    "s": 75.758,
    "l": 74.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.8162,
    "c": 0.08223,
    "h": 231.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.55384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8BCDEF

secondary

#CA7C54

accent

#520ED8

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111517

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #8BCDEF

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

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