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Recognised as Colour

#888DE7

  • #888DE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#888DE7 is a blue with RGB values 136, 141, 231 and HSL 237°, 66%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#888DE7#888DE7
HEX#888DE7
RGBrgb(136, 141, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5529, 0.9059
RGB percentages53.3%, 55.3%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(236.8, 66.4%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.8, 41.1%, 90.6%)
CMYK41.1%, 39%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,949,223
CSS custom property--colour: #888DE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#777218

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D99EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6892E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#6B9FAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5Medium purple · ΔE 18.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.2Royal blue · ΔE 24.3Slate blue · ΔE 25.4Plum · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7E288
Analogous#88BCE7, #B388E7
Triadic#E7888D, #8DE788
Split complementary#E7B388, #BCE788
Tetradic#E788BC, #E7E288, #88E7B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDDEF8
Lighter +10%#B2B6F0
Darker −10%#5E64DE
Darker −20%#333CD6
Darker −30%#242BB2
Darker −40%#1B2188
More saturated +25%#767DF9
Less saturated −25%#9A9DD5

Channel breakdown

R136
G141
B231
Red136 (53.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue236.84°
Saturation (HSL)66.43%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 8D · B E7

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