#88BDDD

Closest named color: Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9). oklch(77.3% 0.072 235.4), rgb(136, 189, 221).

Black text reads best on this color (10.36:1).

About this color

#88BDDD is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.072 and its hue 235°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.36:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (77%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.072)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9)
Black text	10.36:1
White text	2.02:1

Values

HEX	#88BDDD
RGB	rgb(136, 189, 221)
HSL	hsl(203, 56%, 70%)
OKLCH	oklch(77.3% 0.072 235.4)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #88BDDD	2.02:1	Fails	Lc -43.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #88BDDD	10.36:1	AAA	Lc 64.6	Content text, not long reading
#88BDDD text on white	2.02:1	Fails	Lc 39.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#88BDDD text on black	10.36:1	AAA	Lc -63.1	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F0F7FB

oklch(97.2% 0.009 232.4)
Step 100
100

#DDECF6

oklch(93.5% 0.021 236.8)
Step 200
200

#C1DEF0

oklch(88.5% 0.04 235.2)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#88BDDD

oklch(77.3% 0.072 235.4)
Step 400
400

#4EABDE

oklch(70.6% 0.115 235.7)
Step 500
500

#0094CF

oklch(63% 0.135 235.8)
Step 600
600

#007DAF

oklch(55.7% 0.119 235.4)
Step 700
700

#006993

oklch(49.2% 0.104 234.9)
Step 800
800

#00567A

oklch(42.8% 0.091 235.4)
Step 900
900

#004766

oklch(37.6% 0.081 235.8)
Step 950
950

#002A3E

oklch(26.9% 0.057 235.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#88BDDD with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#AEBCDF	0.046
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A2B2DD	0.040
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#69C5C7	0.055
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B6B6B6	0.072