#8DCDEF#8DCDEF

#8DCDEF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.556; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.081 H 232.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8DCDEF
RGB	rgb(141, 205, 239)
HSL	hsl(201, 75%, 75%)
HSV	hsv(201, 41%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(41%, 14.2%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.36, -11.78, -23.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.36, 25.98, 243.03°)
OKLab	oklab(81.73% -0.0495 -0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(81.73% 0.081 232.3)
XYZ	xyz(48.3905, 55.5542, 89.8178)
Luminance	0.5556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8DCDEF #EFAF8D

analogous

#8DEFE0 #8DCDEF #8D9CEF

triadic

#8DCDEF #EF8DCD #CDEF8D

tetradic

#8DCDEF #E08DEF #EFAF8D #9CEF8D

square

#8DCDEF #E08DEF #EFAF8D #9CEF8D

split-complementary

#8DCDEF #EF8D9C #EFE08D

monochromatic

#229EE0 #57B5E7 #8DCDEF #C3E5F7 #E4F3FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.73

#8DCDEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.11

#8DCDEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8DCDEF

12.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8DCDEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8DCDEF	1.00	1.73	12.11	12.11
#FFFFFF	1.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BDCBF1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AFC0EF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#66D6D8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C5C5C5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8dcdef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 205, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.081 232.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2dcf4',
    500: '#8dcdef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8dcdef;
$custom-light: #b2dcf4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8dcdef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.816,
    "s": 75.385,
    "l": 74.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81726,
    "c": 0.08081,
    "h": 232.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.55557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8DCDEF

secondary

#CB7E56

accent

#540ED8

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111517

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #8DCDEF

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

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