Palettes / Colors / #8BBDEF

#8BBDEF — Light Blue

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

#8BBDEF 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 #EFBD8A; it also sits naturally between #8AEFEF and #8A8AEF. 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 74% · Blue 94%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8BBDEF

.text { color: #8BBDEF; }
.background { background-color: #8BBDEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8BBDEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(139, 189, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 76%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8BBDEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(139, 189, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8BBDEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(139, 189, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #8BBDEF

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Tones of #8BBDEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFBD8A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8BBDEF: #000000.

How #8BBDEF 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 #8BBDEF 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 #8BBDEF?

#8BBDEF is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 139, 189, 239). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8BBDEF?

#8BBDEF is RGB 139, 189, 239 — HSL 210°, 76%, 74% — CMYK 42%, 21%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #8BBDEF?

Its complement is #EFBD8A; analogous partners are #8AEFEF and #8A8AEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8BBDEF for text?

Black text on #8BBDEF has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.