#8DCDEE#8DCDEE

#8DCDEE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.080 H 231.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8DCDEE
RGB	rgb(141, 205, 238)
HSL	hsl(200, 74%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(200, 41%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.8%, 13.9%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.33, -12.04, -22.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.33, 25.67, 242.02°)
OKLab	oklab(81.69% -0.0498 -0.0625)
OKLCH	oklch(81.69% 0.08 231.5)
XYZ	xyz(48.2431, 55.4953, 89.0419)
Luminance	0.5550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8DCDEE #EEAE8D

analogous

#8DEEDE #8DCDEE #8D9DEE

triadic

#8DCDEE #EE8DCD #CDEE8D

tetradic

#8DCDEE #DE8DEE #EEAE8D #9DEE8D

square

#8DCDEE #DE8DEE #EEAE8D #9DEE8D

split-complementary

#8DCDEE #EE8D9D #EEDE8D

monochromatic

#229EDE #58B6E6 #8DCDEE #C2E4F6 #E4F3FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.74

#8DCDEE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.10

#8DCDEE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8DCDEE

12.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8DCDEE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8DCDEE	1.00	1.74	12.10	12.10
#FFFFFF	1.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BDCBF0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AFC0EE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#67D6D8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8dcdee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 205, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.080 231.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2dcf3',
    500: '#8dcdee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8dcdee;
$custom-light: #b2dcf3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8dcdee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.412,
    "s": 74.046,
    "l": 74.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81688,
    "c": 0.07996,
    "h": 231.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.55498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8DCDEE

secondary

#C97D56

accent

#530FD6

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111517

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #8DCDEE

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

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