#8CBFDF

Closest named color: Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9). oklch(78% 0.07 236.4), rgb(140, 191, 223).

Black text reads best on this color (10.63:1).

About this color

#8CBFDF is a light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.070 and its hue 236°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.63:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	light (78%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.070)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9)
Black text	10.63:1
White text	1.97:1

Values

HEX	#8CBFDF
RGB	rgb(140, 191, 223)
HSL	hsl(203, 56%, 71%)
OKLCH	oklch(78% 0.07 236.4)

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 #8CBFDF	1.97:1	Fails	Lc -42.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #8CBFDF	10.63:1	AAA	Lc 65.9	Content text, not long reading
#8CBFDF text on white	1.97:1	Fails	Lc 38.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#8CBFDF text on black	10.63:1	AAA	Lc -64.3	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

#DEECF6

oklch(93.6% 0.02 238.7)
Step 200
200

#C2DEF0

oklch(88.6% 0.039 236.1)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#8CBFDF

oklch(78% 0.07 236.4)
Step 400
400

#52ABDD

oklch(70.7% 0.112 236)
Step 500
500

#0094D1

oklch(63.1% 0.137 236.6)
Step 600
600

#007CB0

oklch(55.5% 0.121 236.7)
Step 700
700

#006895

oklch(49% 0.107 237)
Step 800
800

#00557B

oklch(42.6% 0.093 237.2)
Step 900
900

#004767

oklch(37.7% 0.082 236.6)
Step 950
950

#002A3F

oklch(27% 0.059 236.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#8CBFDF 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)	#B1BEE1	0.045
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A5B4DF	0.040
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#6EC7C9	0.054
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B8B8B8	0.070