#8ECCFEClear Sky (#8ECCFE) is a very light, soft sky blue with an OKLCH hue of 244°, lightness 0.82 and chroma 0.095. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #8ECCFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 204, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 98%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 44%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44%, 20%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(79.7 -7 -30.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.822 0.095 244) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Clear Sky shifts subtly: loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9cc8ee — ΔE 2.5, shifts subtly: loses intensity#97cdf9 — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#8eccfe — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8dcdff — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Clear Sky in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.72:1 and against black 12.22:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e7f4ff · #8eccfe · #70a9d6 · #4f82aa · #305e80 · #113b59
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#a4e2ff · #8eccfe · #90b3eb · #909bd4 · #8d84b9 · #876f9d
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#8eccfe · #a7a0c0 · #5a8cb4 · #6e5d9a · #245274 · #352e4b
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d9ebfb · #8eccfe · #cc9561 · #66859e · #49647a · #344553
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#8eccfe · #aea7a0 · #6c7780 · #4b4541 · #131e26 · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#faf0e7 · #d5cac0 · #ada196 · #3d2f21 · #1c0d02 · #8eccfe
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1e3bd · #8eccfe · #d97126 · #6e6caa · #57363b · #0a0930
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#8eccfe · #b6a596 · #9d6558 · #554500 · #3a0701 · #0a0500
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#8eccfe · #b9a1a6 · #9b6271 · #3c4e04 · #172100 · #0b0002
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#8eccfe · #b4a2b0 · #916588 · #683a00 · #00240e · #180700
#9ED3FF · #AEDBFF · #BEE2FF · #CEE9FF · #DDF0FF
#6FA7D3 · #5183AA · #356183 · #1A415D · #00233A
#9BCBF2 · #A7C9E6 · #B2C8DA
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.