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#8BD2EF is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Below Zero. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 82.4% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(139, 210, 239)). Its HSL value is 197° hue, 76% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 42% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #8BD2EF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.56:1.

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Variations of #8BD2EF

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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#8BD2EF 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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#8BD2EF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8BD2EF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B3C3EF
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2CFF1
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5CFF0
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3C3EF
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9C9EF
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #61DBDB
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7DD6E6
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBCBD3

#8BD2EF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.67:1 Very poor#8BD2EF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.56:1 Super#8BD2EF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8BD2EF in CSS

/* Below Zero */
.color { color: #8BD2EF; }
.background { background-color: #8BD2EF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8BD2EF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(139 210 239);
color: hsl(197 76% 74%);
color: oklch(0.827 0.082 225.7);

#8BD2EF FAQ

What color is #8BD2EF?

#8BD2EF is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Below Zero. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8BD2EF?

#8BD2EF is rgb(139, 210, 239) in RGB, hsl(197, 76%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(42%, 12%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8BD2EF?

The complementary color of #8BD2EF is #EFA88B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8BD2EF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8BD2EF: 12.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8BD2EF a warm or cool color?

#8BD2EF is a cool color.