#8CCDEB#8CCDEB

#8CCDEB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.552; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.078 H 228.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CCDEB
RGB	rgb(140, 205, 235)
HSL	hsl(199, 70%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(199, 40%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.4%, 12.8%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.18, -13.07, -21.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.18, 24.99, 238.46°)
OKLab	oklab(81.52% -0.0518 -0.0587)
OKLCH	oklch(81.52% 0.078 228.6)
XYZ	xyz(47.6368, 55.2332, 86.7321)
Luminance	0.5524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CCDEB #EBAA8C

analogous

#8CEBD9 #8CCDEB #8C9DEB

triadic

#8CCDEB #EB8CCD #CDEB8C

tetradic

#8CCDEB #D98CEB #EBAA8C #9DEB8C

square

#8CCDEB #D98CEB #EBAA8C #9DEB8C

split-complementary

#8CCDEB #EB8C9D #EBD98C

monochromatic

#259FD7 #58B6E2 #8CCDEB #C0E4F4 #E5F4FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.74

#8CCDEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.05

#8CCDEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CCDEB

12.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CCDEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CCDEB	1.00	1.74	12.05	12.05
#FFFFFF	1.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BECAED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B0BFEB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#66D6D6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ccdeb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 205, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.078 228.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1dcf1',
    500: '#8ccdeb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ccdeb;
$custom-light: #b1dcf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ccdeb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.947,
    "s": 70.37,
    "l": 73.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81522,
    "c": 0.07827,
    "h": 228.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.55236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CCDEB

secondary

#C57956

accent

#5013D2

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111516

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CCDEB

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →