#8FCCE6

Closest named color: Sky Blue (#87CEEB). oklch(81.3% 0.072 226.4), rgb(143, 204, 230).

Black text reads best on this color (11.94:1).

About this color

#8FCCE6 is a light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.072 and its hue 226°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Sky Blue (#87CEEB), ΔE 0.010 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.94:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	light (81%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.072)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Sky Blue (#87CEEB)
Black text	11.94:1
White text	1.75:1

Values

HEX	#8FCCE6
RGB	rgb(143, 204, 230)
HSL	hsl(198, 64%, 73%)
OKLCH	oklch(81.3% 0.072 226.4)

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 #8FCCE6	1.75:1	Fails	Lc -36.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #8FCCE6	11.94:1	AAA	Lc 71.8	Content text, not long reading
#8FCCE6 text on white	1.75:1	Fails	Lc 32.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#8FCCE6 text on black	11.94:1	AAA	Lc -70.6	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

#EFF7FA

oklch(97.1% 0.009 222.1)
Step 100
100

#DCEDF5

oklch(93.6% 0.021 227.5)
Step 200
200

#BEDFEE

oklch(88.4% 0.04 227)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#8FCCE6

oklch(81.3% 0.072 226.4)
Step 400
400

#3EAFD8

oklch(70.8% 0.116 226.4)
Step 500
500

#0097C1

oklch(63% 0.121 226.4)
Step 600
600

#007FA3

oklch(55.6% 0.107 226.4)
Step 700
700

#006B8A

oklch(49.2% 0.095 226.5)
Step 800
800

#005771

oklch(42.6% 0.082 226.6)
Step 900
900

#00495F

oklch(37.8% 0.072 226.2)
Step 950
950

#002B3A

oklch(27% 0.052 227.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#8FCCE6 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)	#BEC9E7	0.056
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B1BFE6	0.050
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#6ED4D4	0.050
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C3C3C3	0.072