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#8BB2CD closest to Crystal Lake

#8BB2CD 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 80.4% blue (rgb(139, 178, 205)). Its HSL value is 205° hue, 40% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 32% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #8BB2CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.35:1.

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Variations of #8BB2CD

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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#8BB2CD 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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#8BB2CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8BB2CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9DAACD
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6B1CE
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9FB1CE
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9DAACD
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #99ADCD
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #76B9BB
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #84B5C5
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ADADAD
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A5AEB6

#8BB2CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.25:1 Very poor#8BB2CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.35:1 Very good#8BB2CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8BB2CD in CSS

/* Crystal Lake */
.color { color: #8BB2CD; }
.background { background-color: #8BB2CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8BB2CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(139 178 205);
color: hsl(205 40% 67%);
color: oklch(0.745 0.057 238.8);

#8BB2CD FAQ

What color is #8BB2CD?

#8BB2CD 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 #8BB2CD?

#8BB2CD is rgb(139, 178, 205) in RGB, hsl(205, 40%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(32%, 13%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8BB2CD?

The complementary color of #8BB2CD is #CDA68B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8BB2CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #8BB2CD: 9.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8BB2CD a warm or cool color?

#8BB2CD is a cool color.