Palettes / Colors / #8BB5EA

#8BB5EA — Light Blue

#8BB5EA is a blue color we call Light 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 #8BB5EA 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.

#8BB5EA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EABF8B; it also sits naturally between #8BE5EA and #8F8BEA. 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 71% · Blue 92%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8BB5EA

.text { color: #8BB5EA; }
.background { background-color: #8BB5EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8BB5EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(139, 181, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 69%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8BB5EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(139, 181, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8BB5EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(139, 181, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8BB5EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8BB5EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EABF8B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8BB5EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8BB5EA

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 #8BB5EA 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 #8BB5EA 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 #8BB5EA?

#8BB5EA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 139, 181, 234). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8BB5EA?

#8BB5EA is RGB 139, 181, 234 — HSL 213°, 69%, 73% — CMYK 41%, 23%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #8BB5EA?

Its complement is #EABF8B; analogous partners are #8BE5EA and #8F8BEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8BB5EA for text?

Black text on #8BB5EA has a contrast ratio of 9.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.