#8CCDEF#8CCDEF

#8CCDEF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.082 H 231.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CCDEF
RGB	rgb(140, 205, 239)
HSL	hsl(201, 76%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(201, 41%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.4%, 14.2%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.31, -12.03, -23.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.31, 26.17, 242.62°)
OKLab	oklab(81.67% -0.0503 -0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(81.67% 0.082 231.9)
XYZ	xyz(48.2212, 55.4669, 89.8098)
Luminance	0.5547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CCDEF #EFAE8C

analogous

#8CEFE0 #8CCDEF #8C9CEF

triadic

#8CCDEF #EF8CCD #CDEF8C

tetradic

#8CCDEF #E08CEF #EFAE8C #9CEF8C

square

#8CCDEF #E08CEF #EFAE8C #9CEF8C

split-complementary

#8CCDEF #EF8C9C #EFE08C

monochromatic

#219EE0 #56B6E8 #8CCDEF #C2E4F6 #E4F3FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.74

#8CCDEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.09

#8CCDEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CCDEF

12.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CCDEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CCDEF	1.00	1.74	12.09	12.09
#FFFFFF	1.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BCCBF1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AEC0EF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#64D6D8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ccdef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 205, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.082 231.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1dcf4',
    500: '#8ccdef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ccdef;
$custom-light: #b1dcf4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ccdef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.606,
    "s": 75.573,
    "l": 74.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81673,
    "c": 0.08152,
    "h": 231.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.5547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CCDEF

secondary

#CB7D55

accent

#530ED8

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111517

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CCDEF

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

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