Colour

#088EE7

#088EE7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#088EE7 is a blue with RGB values 8, 142, 231 and HSL 204°, 93%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#088EE7#088EE7

HEX#088EE7

RGBrgb(8, 142, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.5569, 0.9059

RGB percentages3.1%, 55.7%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(203.9, 93.3%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.9, 96.5%, 90.6%)

CMYK96.5%, 38.5%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer560,871

CSS custom property--colour: #088EE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1

Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#F77118

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6293EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4081E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00A4AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.3 Steel blue · ΔE 22.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.7 Royal blue · ΔE 29.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E76108

Analogous#08E7D0, #081FE7

Triadic#E7088E, #8EE708

Split complementary#E7081F, #E7D008

Tetradic#D008E7, #E76108, #1FE708

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BEE4FD

Lighter +30%#8DCFFB

Lighter +20%#5CBAF9

Lighter +10%#2AA6F8

Darker −10%#0670B6

Darker −20%#055184

Darker −30%#033353

Darker −40%#011522

More saturated +25%#0090EF

Less saturated −25%#2688C9

Channel breakdown

G142

B231

Red8 (3.1%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue203.95°

Saturation (HSL)93.31%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 8E · B E7

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