#8CCDEE#8CCDEE

#8CCDEE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.554; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.081 H 231.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CCDEE
RGB	rgb(140, 205, 238)
HSL	hsl(200, 74%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(200, 41%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.2%, 13.9%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.28, -12.29, -22.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.28, 25.86, 241.62°)
OKLab	oklab(81.64% -0.0507 -0.0628)
OKLCH	oklch(81.64% 0.081 231.1)
XYZ	xyz(48.0738, 55.4080, 89.0339)
Luminance	0.5541 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CCDEE #EEAD8C

analogous

#8CEEDE #8CCDEE #8C9CEE

triadic

#8CCDEE #EE8CCD #CDEE8C

tetradic

#8CCDEE #DE8CEE #EEAD8C #9CEE8C

square

#8CCDEE #DE8CEE #EEAD8C #9CEE8C

split-complementary

#8CCDEE #EE8C9C #EEDE8C

monochromatic

#219FDE #57B6E6 #8CCDEE #C1E4F6 #E4F3FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.74

#8CCDEE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.08

#8CCDEE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CCDEE

12.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CCDEE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CCDEE	1.00	1.74	12.08	12.08
#FFFFFF	1.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BDCBF0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AFC0EE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#65D6D8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ccdee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 205, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.081 231.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ccdee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.204,
    "s": 74.242,
    "l": 74.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81635,
    "c": 0.08068,
    "h": 231.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.55411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CCDEE

secondary

#C97C55

accent

#520FD6

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111517

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CCDEE

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

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