Colour

#8888DD

#8888DD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8888DD is a blue with RGB values 136, 136, 221 and HSL 240°, 56%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8888DD#8888DD

HEX#8888DD

HEX (short)#88D

RGBrgb(136, 136, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5333, 0.8667

RGB percentages53.3%, 53.3%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(240, 55.6%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 38.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK38.5%, 38.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,947,933

CSS custom property--colour: #8888DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#777722

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C93E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#688EDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Tritanopia#7099A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.8 Medium purple · ΔE 18.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.6 Royal blue · ΔE 25.6 Slate blue · ΔE 25.7 Plum · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DDDD88

Analogous#88B3DD, #B388DD

Triadic#DD8888, #88DD88

Split complementary#DDB388, #B3DD88

Tetradic#DD88B3, #DDDD88, #88DDB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D7D7F4

Lighter +10%#B0B0E8

Darker −10%#6060D2

Darker −20%#3939C6

Darker −30%#2D2D9F

Darker −40%#222277

More saturated +25%#7575F0

Less saturated −25%#9B9BCA

Channel breakdown

R136

G136

B221

Red136 (53.3%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)55.56%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 88 · B DD

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Colour values

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