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#8BC8EB Fish Pond

#8BC8EB is a light, moderately saturated blue named Fish Pond. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 78.4% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(139, 200, 235)). Its HSL value is 202° hue, 71% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 41% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #8BC8EB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.56:1.

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Variations of #8BC8EB

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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#8BC8EB 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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#8BC8EB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8BC8EB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AABCEA
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8C6ED
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADC6EC
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AABCEA
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A2C0EB
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #65D1D3
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7ECCE1
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B5C2CC

#8BC8EB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.82:1 Very poor#8BC8EB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.56:1 Very good#8BC8EB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8BC8EB in CSS

/* Fish Pond */
.color { color: #8BC8EB; }
.background { background-color: #8BC8EB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8BC8EB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(139 200 235);
color: hsl(202 71% 73%);
color: oklch(0.804 0.080 234.3);

#8BC8EB FAQ

What color is #8BC8EB?

#8BC8EB is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Fish Pond. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8BC8EB?

#8BC8EB is rgb(139, 200, 235) in RGB, hsl(202, 71%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(41%, 15%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8BC8EB?

The complementary color of #8BC8EB is #EBAE8B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8BC8EB?

Black text has the best contrast on #8BC8EB: 11.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8BC8EB a warm or cool color?

#8BC8EB is a cool color.