#8ECDEE#8ECDEE

#8ECDEE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.556; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.079 H 231.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8ECDEE
RGB	rgb(142, 205, 238)
HSL	hsl(201, 74%, 75%)
HSV	hsv(201, 40%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.3%, 13.9%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.38, -11.79, -22.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.38, 25.48, 242.44°)
OKLab	oklab(81.74% -0.049 -0.0623)
OKLCH	oklch(81.74% 0.079 231.8)
XYZ	xyz(48.4140, 55.5834, 89.0499)
Luminance	0.5559 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8ECDEE #EEAF8E

analogous

#8EEEDF #8ECDEE #8E9DEE

triadic

#8ECDEE #EE8ECD #CDEE8E

tetradic

#8ECDEE #DF8EEE #EEAF8E #9DEE8E

square

#8ECDEE #DF8EEE #EEAF8E #9DEE8E

split-complementary

#8ECDEE #EE8E9D #EEDF8E

monochromatic

#249EDE #59B5E6 #8ECDEE #C3E5F6 #E4F3FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.73

#8ECDEE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.12

#8ECDEE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8ECDEE

12.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8ECDEE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8ECDEE	1.00	1.73	12.12	12.12
#FFFFFF	1.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BDCBF0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AFC0EE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#69D6D8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C5C5C5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ecdee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 205, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.079 231.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3dcf3',
    500: '#8ecdee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ecdee;
$custom-light: #b3dcf3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ecdee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.625,
    "s": 73.846,
    "l": 74.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81741,
    "c": 0.07924,
    "h": 231.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.55586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8ECDEE

secondary

#C97E57

accent

#5410D6

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111517

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #8ECDEE

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

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