#8CAEDA#8CAEDA

#8CAEDA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.074 H 255.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CAEDA
RGB	rgb(140, 174, 218)
HSL	hsl(214, 51%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(214, 36%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.8%, 20.2%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(70.11, -0.89, -25.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(70.11, 25.93, 268.03°)
OKLab	oklab(74.17% -0.0191 -0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(74.17% 0.074 255.1)
XYZ	xyz(38.6022, 40.9076, 72.1780)
Luminance	0.4091 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8CAEDA #DAB88C

analogous

#8CD5DA #8CAEDA #918CDA

triadic

#8CAEDA #DA8CAE #AEDA8C

tetradic

#8CAEDA #DA8CD5 #DAB88C #8CDA91

square

#8CAEDA #DA8CD5 #DAB88C #8CDA91

split-complementary

#8CAEDA #DA918C #D5DA8C

monochromatic

#396EB2 #5E8DCB #8CAEDA #BACFE9 #E8EFF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.29

#8CAEDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.18

#8CAEDA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CAEDA

9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CAEDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CAEDA	1.00	2.29	9.18	9.18
#FFFFFF	2.29	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.18	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.18	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9EB0DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A8D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#73B8BD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#ABABAB

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8caeda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 174, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.074 255.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0c6e5',
    500: '#8caeda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8caeda;
$custom-light: #b0c6e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8caeda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 174,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.846,
    "s": 51.316,
    "l": 70.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7417,
    "c": 0.07412,
    "h": 255.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.4091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CAEDA

secondary

#ECE2D6

accent

#7C27BF

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#111315

muted

#808284

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CAEDA

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

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