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Colour

#0088BC

  • #0088BC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0088BC is a cyan with RGB values 0, 136, 188 and HSL 197°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0088BC#0088BC
HEX#0088BC
RGBrgb(0, 136, 188)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5333, 0.7373
RGB percentages0%, 53.3%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(196.6, 100%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.6, 100%, 73.7%)
CMYK100%, 27.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer35,004
CSS custom property--colour: #0088BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#FF7743

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E87BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5878BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00969Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.3Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6Slate grey · ΔE 27Light skyblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.55, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC3400
Analogous#00BC92, #002ABC
Triadic#BC0088, #88BC00
Split complementary#BC002A, #BC9200
Tetradic#9200BC, #BC3400, #2ABC00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#89DEFF
Lighter +30%#56D0FF
Lighter +20%#23C2FF
Lighter +10%#00ADEF
Darker −10%#006389
Darker −20%#003E56
Darker −30%#001923
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0088BC
Less saturated −25%#187DA5

Channel breakdown

R0
G136
B188
Red0 (0%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue196.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 88 · B BC

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