#8DCDEB#8DCDEB

#8DCDEB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.553; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.078 H 229.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8DCDEB
RGB	rgb(141, 205, 235)
HSL	hsl(199, 70%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(199, 40%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(40%, 12.8%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.23, -12.82, -21.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.23, 24.79, 238.86°)
OKLab	oklab(81.58% -0.0509 -0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(81.58% 0.078 229)
XYZ	xyz(47.8061, 55.3205, 86.7400)
Luminance	0.5532 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8DCDEB #EBAB8D

analogous

#8DEBDA #8DCDEB #8D9EEB

triadic

#8DCDEB #EB8DCD #CDEB8D

tetradic

#8DCDEB #DA8DEB #EBAB8D #9EEB8D

square

#8DCDEB #DA8DEB #EBAB8D #9EEB8D

split-complementary

#8DCDEB #EB8D9E #EBDA8D

monochromatic

#269FD8 #59B6E2 #8DCDEB #C1E4F4 #E5F4FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.74

#8DCDEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.06

#8DCDEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8DCDEB

12.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8DCDEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8DCDEB	1.00	1.74	12.06	12.06
#FFFFFF	1.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BECAED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B0C0EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#68D6D6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8dcdeb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 205, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.078 229.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2dcf1',
    500: '#8dcdeb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8dcdeb;
$custom-light: #b2dcf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8dcdeb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.149,
    "s": 70.149,
    "l": 73.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81575,
    "c": 0.07753,
    "h": 229
  },
  "luminance": 0.55324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8DCDEB

secondary

#C67A57

accent

#5013D2

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111516

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #8DCDEB

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

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