#8EC2DB#8EC2DB

#8EC2DB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.494; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.065 H 229.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EC2DB
RGB	rgb(142, 194, 219)
HSL	hsl(199, 52%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(199, 35%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.2%, 11.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(75.73, -10.86, -17.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(75.73, 20.94, 238.75°)
OKLab	oklab(78.64% -0.0424 -0.0491)
OKLCH	oklch(78.64% 0.065 229.2)
XYZ	xyz(43.2291, 49.4465, 74.2704)
Luminance	0.4945 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8EC2DB #DBA78E

analogous

#8EDBCE #8EC2DB #8E9BDB

triadic

#8EC2DB #DB8EC2 #C2DB8E

tetradic

#8EC2DB #CE8EDB #DBA78E #9BDB8E

square

#8EC2DB #CE8EDB #DBA78E #9BDB8E

split-complementary

#8EC2DB #DB8E9B #DBCE8E

monochromatic

#3A8DB5 #60A9CC #8EC2DB #BCDBEA #E8F2F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.93

#8EC2DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.89

#8EC2DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EC2DB

10.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EC2DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EC2DB	1.00	1.93	10.89	10.89
#FFFFFF	1.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B5C0DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AAB7DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#73C9CA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BBBBBB

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ec2db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 194, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.065 229.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1d4e6',
    500: '#8ec2db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ec2db;
$custom-light: #b1d4e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ec2db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 194,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.481,
    "s": 51.678,
    "l": 70.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78642,
    "c": 0.06488,
    "h": 229.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.49449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EC2DB

secondary

#EDDFD8

accent

#5826BF

background

#FBFDFE

surface

#F6FAFC

border

#D0D3D5

text

#111415

muted

#808384

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EC2DB

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

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