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#8BB2BC closest to Crystal Lake

#8BB2BC is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Crystal Lake. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 69.8% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(139, 178, 188)). Its HSL value is 192° hue, 27% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #8BB2BC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.19:1.

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Variations of #8BB2BC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8BB2BC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8BB2BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8BB2BC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A2A9BC
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ABAFBD
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3AFBD
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A2A9BC
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9CACBC
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7CB6B5
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #85B4B9
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ABABAB
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A4ADB0

#8BB2BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.28:1 Very poor#8BB2BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.19:1 Very good#8BB2BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8BB2BC in CSS

/* Crystal Lake */
.color { color: #8BB2BC; }
.background { background-color: #8BB2BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8BB2BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(139 178 188);
color: hsl(192 27% 64%);
color: oklch(0.738 0.044 215.1);

#8BB2BC FAQ

What color is #8BB2BC?

#8BB2BC is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Crystal Lake. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8BB2BC?

#8BB2BC is rgb(139, 178, 188) in RGB, hsl(192, 27%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 5%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8BB2BC?

The complementary color of #8BB2BC is #BC958B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8BB2BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #8BB2BC: 9.19:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8BB2BC a warm or cool color?

#8BB2BC is a cool color.