Recognised as Colour

#5888FF

#5888FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#5888FF is a blue with RGB values 88, 136, 255 and HSL 223°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#5888FF#5888FF

HEX#5888FF

RGBrgb(88, 136, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.3451, 0.5333, 1

RGB percentages34.5%, 53.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(222.8, 100%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.8, 65.5%, 100%)

CMYK65.5%, 46.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,802,239

CSS custom property--colour: #5888FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#A77700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A96FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Deuteranopia#2686FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00A4B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11 Royal blue · ΔE 12.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19 Slate blue · ΔE 21.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.3 Medium purple · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 11.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFCF58

Analogous#58DCFF, #7B58FF

Triadic#FF5888, #88FF58

Split complementary#FF7B58, #DCFF58

Tetradic#FF58DC, #FFCF58, #58FF7B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1F5FF

Lighter +20%#BED1FF

Lighter +10%#8BACFF

Darker −10%#2564FF

Darker −20%#0045F1

Darker −30%#0037BE

Darker −40%#00288B

More saturated +25%#5888FF

Less saturated −25%#6D91EA

Channel breakdown

R88

G136

B255

Red88 (34.5%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue222.75°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 58 · G 88 · B FF

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