#C8D8EE#C8D8EE
#C8D8EE is a very light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.676; OKLCH L 87.7% C 0.035 H 256.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8D8EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 216, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 53%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 16%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16%, 9.2%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.79, -0.94, -12.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.79, 12.62, 265.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.7% -0.0083 -0.034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.7% 0.035 256.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.8042, 67.5629, 90.5517) |
| Luminance | 0.6756 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 3.81
Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE
ΔE00 5.24
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.01
Powder Blue (survey)
#B1D1FC
ΔE00 6.62
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 7.67
Lavender (CSS)
#E6E6FA
ΔE00 7.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8D8EE #EEDEC8
analogous
#C8EBEE #C8D8EE #CBC8EE
triadic
#C8D8EE #EEC8D8 #D8EEC8
tetradic
#C8D8EE #EEC8EB #EEDEC8 #C8EECB
square
#C8D8EE #EEC8EB #EEDEC8 #C8EECB
split-complementary
#C8D8EE #EECBC8 #EBEEC8
monochromatic
#6A96D1 #99B7E0 #C8D8EE #E8EEF8 #E8EEF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.45
#C8D8EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.51
#C8D8EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8D8EE
14.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8D8EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8D8EE | 1.00 | 1.45 | 14.51 | 14.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1D9EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDD5EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFDDDF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8d8ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 216, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.7% 0.035 256.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9e4f3',
500: '#c8d8ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8d8ee; $custom-light: #d9e4f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8d8ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 216,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.737,
"s": 52.778,
"l": 85.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87703,
"c": 0.03503,
"h": 256.3
},
"luminance": 0.67564
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8D8EE
secondary
#CBB28F
accent
#7F25C0
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFCFE
border
#D4D5D6
text
#141517
muted
#838485