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#8BB2BF closest to Crystal Lake

#8BB2BF 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 74.9% blue (rgb(139, 178, 191)). Its HSL value is 195° hue, 29% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #8BB2BF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.22:1.

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Variations of #8BB2BF

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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#8BB2BF 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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#8BB2BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8BB2BF 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 #A2A9BF
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAAFC0
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2B0C0
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A2A9BF
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9CACBF
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7BB7B6
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #85B4BB
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ACACAC
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A4ADB1

#8BB2BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.28:1 Very poor#8BB2BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.22:1 Very good#8BB2BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8BB2BF in CSS

/* Crystal Lake */
.color { color: #8BB2BF; }
.background { background-color: #8BB2BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8BB2BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(139 178 191);
color: hsl(195 29% 65%);
color: oklch(0.740 0.046 220.2);

#8BB2BF FAQ

What color is #8BB2BF?

#8BB2BF 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 #8BB2BF?

#8BB2BF is rgb(139, 178, 191) in RGB, hsl(195, 29%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 7%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8BB2BF?

The complementary color of #8BB2BF is #BF988B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8BB2BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8BB2BF: 9.22:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8BB2BF a warm or cool color?

#8BB2BF is a cool color.