#8BCAD4
Closest named color: Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9). oklch(80% 0.066 208.4), rgb(139, 202, 212).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.49:1).
About this color
#8BCAD4 is a light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.066 and its hue 208°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.49:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | light (80%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.066) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9) |
| Black text | 11.49:1 |
| White text | 1.82:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8BCAD4 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 202, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 46%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80% 0.066 208.4) |
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 #8BCAD4 | 1.82:1 | Fails | Lc -38.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #8BCAD4 | 11.49:1 | AAA | Lc 69.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8BCAD4 text on white | 1.82:1 | Fails | Lc 34.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8BCAD4 text on black | 11.49:1 | AAA | Lc -68.5 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#EFF7F8
oklch(97% 0.009 205.9)
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Step 100
100
#DCEEF0
oklch(93.6% 0.019 204.8)
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Step 200
200
#BEE0E6
oklch(88.4% 0.037 209.4)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#8BCAD4
oklch(80% 0.066 208.4)
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Step 400
400
#3CB2C3
oklch(70.6% 0.105 208.8)
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Step 500
500
#009BAC
oklch(63.1% 0.109 208.4)
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Step 600
600
#008291
oklch(55.5% 0.096 208.9)
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Step 700
700
#006E7A
oklch(49.2% 0.085 207.9)
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Step 800
800
#005A64
oklch(42.8% 0.073 207.9)
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Step 900
900
#004B54
oklch(37.8% 0.065 208.5)
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Step 950
950
#002C32
oklch(26.8% 0.046 208.8)
#8BCAD4 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) | #C0C5D5 | 0.064 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B3BCD4 | 0.058 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #70CFCD | 0.032 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C0C0C0 | 0.066 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8BCAD4
#8BCAD4
oklch(80% 0.066 208.4)
- #E5AEA6
#E5AEA6
oklch(79.9% 0.066 28.1)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #8BCAD4, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Cornflower Blue #98C1D9 ΔE 0.030
- Sky Blue #87CEEB ΔE 0.031
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.041
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.044
- Tiffany Blue #94D2BD ΔE 0.046
- Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 0.050
- Pale Teal #82CBB2 ΔE 0.052
- Lightblue #7BC8F6 ΔE 0.052
Use #8BCAD4 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.