#8CCDED#8CCDED

#8CCDED is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.554; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.080 H 230.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CCDED
RGB	rgb(140, 205, 237)
HSL	hsl(200, 73%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(200, 41%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.9%, 13.5%, 0%, 7.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.24, -12.56, -22.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.24, 25.57, 240.59°)
OKLab	oklab(81.6% -0.051 -0.0614)
OKLCH	oklch(81.6% 0.08 230.3)
XYZ	xyz(47.9273, 55.3494, 88.2624)
Luminance	0.5535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CCDED #EDAC8C

analogous

#8CEDDD #8CCDED #8C9DED

triadic

#8CCDED #ED8CCD #CDED8C

tetradic

#8CCDED #DD8CED #EDAC8C #9DED8C

square

#8CCDED #DD8CED #EDAC8C #9DED8C

split-complementary

#8CCDED #ED8C9D #EDDD8C

monochromatic

#229FDC #57B6E5 #8CCDED #C1E4F5 #E5F3FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.74

#8CCDED on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.07

#8CCDED on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CCDED

12.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CCDED	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CCDED	1.00	1.74	12.07	12.07
#FFFFFF	1.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BDCBEF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AFC0ED

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#65D6D7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ccded;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 205, 237);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.080 230.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1dcf3',
    500: '#8ccded',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ccded;
$custom-light: #b1dcf3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ccded",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 237
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.794,
    "s": 72.932,
    "l": 73.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81597,
    "c": 0.07986,
    "h": 230.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.55353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CCDED

secondary

#C87B55

accent

#5110D5

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111517

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CCDED

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

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