#8BCDF0#8BCDF0

#8BCDF0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.554; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.083 H 232.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8BCDF0
RGB	rgb(139, 205, 240)
HSL	hsl(201, 77%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(201, 42%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.1%, 14.6%, 0%, 5.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.29, -12.02, -23.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.29, 26.66, 243.20°)
OKLab	oklab(81.66% -0.0508 -0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(81.66% 0.083 232.3)
XYZ	xyz(48.2015, 55.4397, 90.5822)
Luminance	0.5544 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8BCDF0 #F0AE8B

analogous

#8BF0E1 #8BCDF0 #8B9BF0

triadic

#8BCDF0 #F08BCD #CDF08B

tetradic

#8BCDF0 #E18BF0 #F0AE8B #9BF08B

square

#8BCDF0 #E18BF0 #F0AE8B #9BF08B

split-complementary

#8BCDF0 #F08B9B #F0E18B

monochromatic

#1F9EE2 #55B6E9 #8BCDF0 #C1E4F7 #E4F3FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.74

#8BCDF0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.09

#8BCDF0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8BCDF0

12.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8BCDF0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8BCDF0	1.00	1.74	12.09	12.09
#FFFFFF	1.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BCCBF2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AEC0F0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#62D7D8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8bcdf0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 205, 240);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.083 232.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1dcf5',
    500: '#8bcdf0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8bcdf0;
$custom-light: #b1dcf5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8bcdf0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 240
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.792,
    "s": 77.099,
    "l": 74.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81658,
    "c": 0.08308,
    "h": 232.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.55443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8BCDF0

secondary

#CC7D53

accent

#530CD9

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111517

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #8BCDF0

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

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