#8CBADE#8CBADE

#8CBADE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.071 H 242.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CBADE
RGB	rgb(140, 186, 222)
HSL	hsl(206, 55%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(206, 37%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.9%, 16.2%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.52, -6.39, -22.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.52, 23.76, 254.41°)
OKLab	oklab(76.9% -0.033 -0.0631)
OKLCH	oklch(76.9% 0.071 242.4)
XYZ	xyz(41.5547, 45.9649, 75.7756)
Luminance	0.4597 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CBADE #DEB08C

analogous

#8CDED9 #8CBADE #8C91DE

triadic

#8CBADE #DE8CBA #BADE8C

tetradic

#8CBADE #D98CDE #DEB08C #91DE8C

square

#8CBADE #D98CDE #DEB08C #91DE8C

split-complementary

#8CBADE #DE8C91 #DED98C

monochromatic

#3580BA #5C9DD0 #8CBADE #BCD7EC #E7F1F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.06

#8CBADE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.19

#8CBADE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CBADE

10.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CBADE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CBADE	1.00	2.06	10.19	10.19
#FFFFFF	2.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.19	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.19	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ABBAE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0B1DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70C3C6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B5B5B5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8cbade;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 186, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.071 242.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0cee8',
    500: '#8cbade',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8cbade;
$custom-light: #b0cee8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8cbade",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 186,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 206.341,
    "s": 55.405,
    "l": 70.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76902,
    "c": 0.07122,
    "h": 242.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.45967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CBADE

secondary

#EEE2D8

accent

#6923C3

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F9FC

border

#D0D2D5

text

#111316

muted

#808284

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CBADE

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

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