Bright Light Blue #26F7FD
Bright Light Blue is a light, vivid teal or cyan with hex code #26F7FD and RGB rgb(38, 247, 253).
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Black text reads best on this color (15.80:1).
About this color
#26F7FD is a light, vivid teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 89%, its chroma 0.147 and its hue 198°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. It is the named color Bright Light Blue. Black text reads best on it, at 15.80:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | light (89%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.147) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Bright Light Blue |
| Black text | 15.80:1 |
| White text | 1.32:1 |
Colors that go with Bright Light Blue
Matches found by rotating Bright Light Blue around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Bright Light Blue
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Bright Light Blue, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Bright Light Blue, with their ΔE distance.
- Bright Cyan #41FDFE ΔE 0.020
- Cyan #00FFFF ΔE 0.021
- Bright Turquoise #0FFEF9 ΔE 0.022
- Bright Aqua #0BF9EA ΔE 0.030
- Robin's Egg #6DEDFD ΔE 0.038
- Robin Egg Blue #8AF1FE ΔE 0.053
- Robin's Egg Blue #98EFF9 ΔE 0.064
- Light Turquoise #7EF4CC ΔE 0.071
More about Bright Light Blue
How to make Bright Light Blue
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 4 parts white
- 1 part green
- 1 part blue
Recipe result: #B1DED2, a difference of ΔE 0.104 from Bright Light Blue. Bright Light Blue is more vivid than these paints can mix, so start from a ready-made teal or cyan paint and adjust it.
Codes for Bright Light Blue in every format
| HEX | #26F7FD |
| RGB | rgb(38, 247, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 98%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.8% 0.147 198.1) |
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 #26F7FD | 1.32:1 | Fails | Lc -17.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
| Black text on #26F7FD | 15.80:1 | AAA | Lc 88.0 | Fine for body text |
| #26F7FD text on white | 1.32:1 | Fails | Lc 15.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #26F7FD text on black | 15.80:1 | AAA | Lc -88.1 | Fine for body text |
Shades and tints of Bright Light Blue
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 200.
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Step 50
50
#E3FBFC
oklch(97.1% 0.025 199.8)
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Step 100
100
#C0F6F7
oklch(93.7% 0.055 197.7)
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Step 200
200 (this color)
#26F7FD
oklch(88.8% 0.147 198.1)
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Step 300
300
#00DBE1
oklch(80.9% 0.138 198.3)
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Step 400
400
#00B7BC
oklch(70.8% 0.12 198.3)
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Step 500
500
#009DA1
oklch(63.2% 0.107 198)
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Step 600
600
#008487
oklch(55.6% 0.095 197.6)
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Step 700
700
#006F72
oklch(49.2% 0.084 198.1)
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Step 800
800
#005B5D
oklch(42.7% 0.073 197.4)
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Step 900
900
#004C4E
oklch(37.8% 0.064 197.8)
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Step 950
950
#002D2F
oklch(27% 0.046 199.4)
Bright Light Blue 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) | #E5EBFE | 0.151 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #C9D7FE | 0.140 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00FFF8 | 0.025 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #DFDFDF | 0.147 |
Use Bright Light Blue 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.