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Recognised as Colour

#888CBF

  • #888CBF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#888CBF is a blue with RGB values 136, 140, 191 and HSL 236°, 30%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#888CBF#888CBF
HEX#888CBF
RGBrgb(136, 140, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.549, 0.749
RGB percentages53.3%, 54.9%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(235.6, 30.1%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.6, 28.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK28.8%, 26.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,948,927
CSS custom property--colour: #888CBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#777340

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D92C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B8EBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7A959Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5Slate grey · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Light steelblue · ΔE 25Plum · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFBB88
Analogous#88A8BF, #9F88BF
Triadic#BF888C, #8CBF88
Split complementary#BF9F88, #A8BF88
Tetradic#BF88A8, #BFBB88, #88BFA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBECF5
Lighter +20%#CACCE3
Lighter +10%#A9ACD1
Darker −10%#676CAD
Darker −20%#4F5492
Darker −30%#3D4171
Darker −40%#2B2E50
More saturated +25%#7178D6
Less saturated −25%#9FA0A8

Channel breakdown

R136
G140
B191
Red136 (53.3%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue235.64°
Saturation (HSL)30.05%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 8C · B BF

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