Palettes / Colors / #8BBAEA

#8BBAEA — Light Blue

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

#8BBAEA 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 #EABA8B; it also sits naturally between #8BEAEA and #8B8BEA. 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 73% · Blue 92%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8BBAEA

.text { color: #8BBAEA; }
.background { background-color: #8BBAEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8BBAEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(139, 186, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 69%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8BBAEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(139, 186, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8BBAEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(139, 186, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #8BBAEA

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Tones of #8BBAEA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EABA8B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8BBAEA: #000000.

How #8BBAEA 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 #8BBAEA 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

← #8BBAE9  ·  #8BBAEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8BBAEA?

#8BBAEA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 139, 186, 234). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8BBAEA?

#8BBAEA is RGB 139, 186, 234 — HSL 210°, 69%, 73% — CMYK 41%, 21%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #8BBAEA?

Its complement is #EABA8B; analogous partners are #8BEAEA and #8B8BEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8BBAEA for text?

Black text on #8BBAEA has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.