#8EC6D7
Closest named color: Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9). oklch(79.4% 0.063 218.6), rgb(142, 198, 215).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.20:1).
About this color
#8EC6D7 is a light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.063 and its hue 219°. 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 11.20:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.063) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9) |
| Black text | 11.20:1 |
| White text | 1.87:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8EC6D7 |
| RGB | rgb(142, 198, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 48%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.4% 0.063 218.6) |
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 #8EC6D7 | 1.87:1 | Fails | Lc -39.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #8EC6D7 | 11.20:1 | AAA | Lc 68.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8EC6D7 text on white | 1.87:1 | Fails | Lc 35.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8EC6D7 text on black | 11.20:1 | AAA | Lc -67.1 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F0F7F9
oklch(97.1% 0.008 216.6)
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Step 100
100
#DDEDF2
oklch(93.6% 0.018 218.4)
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Step 200
200
#C1DFE9
oklch(88.5% 0.035 219.9)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#8EC6D7
oklch(79.4% 0.063 218.6)
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Step 400
400
#4BAFCB
oklch(70.6% 0.1 219.3)
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Step 500
500
#0099B8
oklch(63.1% 0.114 219)
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Step 600
600
#00819B
oklch(55.7% 0.1 218.5)
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Step 700
700
#006C82
oklch(49.1% 0.088 218.4)
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Step 800
800
#00596B
oklch(42.8% 0.077 217.7)
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Step 900
900
#004A5A
oklch(37.8% 0.068 218.5)
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Step 950
950
#002C36
oklch(27% 0.048 217.4)
#8EC6D7 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) | #BBC2D8 | 0.055 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #AFB9D7 | 0.050 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #74CCCB | 0.038 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BDBDBD | 0.063 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8EC6D7
#8EC6D7
oklch(79.4% 0.063 218.6)
- #E0AF9F
#E0AF9F
oklch(79.4% 0.062 38.9)
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 #8EC6D7, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Cornflower Blue #98C1D9 ΔE 0.018
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.029
- Sky Blue #87CEEB ΔE 0.030
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.036
- Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 0.043
- Lightblue #7BC8F6 ΔE 0.045
- Light Sky Blue #87CEFA ΔE 0.048
- Sky #82CAFC ΔE 0.051
Use #8EC6D7 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.