Palettes / Colors / #8BB2CE

#8BB2CE — Light Muted Blue

#8BB2CE is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #8BB2CE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#8BB2CE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CFA88C; it also sits naturally between #8CCFC9 and #8C92CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 55% · Green 70% · Blue 81%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #8BB2CE

.text { color: #8BB2CE; }
.background { background-color: #8BB2CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8BB2CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(139, 178, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 41%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8BB2CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(139, 178, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8BB2CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(139, 178, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8BB2CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8BB2CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFA88C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8BB2CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8BB2CE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #8BB2CE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #8BB2CE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8BB2CE?

#8BB2CE is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 139, 178, 206). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8BB2CE?

#8BB2CE is RGB 139, 178, 206 — HSL 205°, 41%, 68% — CMYK 33%, 14%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #8BB2CE?

Its complement is #CFA88C; analogous partners are #8CCFC9 and #8C92CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8BB2CE for text?

Black text on #8BB2CE has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.24:1.