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Recognised as Colour

#888ED0

  • #888ED0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#888ED0 is a blue with RGB values 136, 142, 208 and HSL 235°, 43%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#888ED0#888ED0
HEX#888ED0
RGBrgb(136, 142, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5569, 0.8157
RGB percentages53.3%, 55.7%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(235, 43.4%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235, 34.6%, 81.6%)
CMYK34.6%, 31.7%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,949,456
CSS custom property--colour: #888ED0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#77712F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A96D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7590CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#749BA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Steel blue · ΔE 19.6Plum · ΔE 26Medium purple · ΔE 28.6Light slate grey · ΔE 28.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0CA88
Analogous#88B2D0, #A688D0
Triadic#D0888E, #8ED088
Split complementary#D0A688, #B2D088
Tetradic#D088B2, #D0CA88, #88D0A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F6FB
Lighter +20%#D1D3ED
Lighter +10%#ADB1DE
Darker −10%#636BC2
Darker −20%#454DAD
Darker −30%#363D89
Darker −40%#282D64
More saturated +25%#737DE5
Less saturated −25%#9D9FBB

Channel breakdown

R136
G142
B208
Red136 (53.3%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue235°
Saturation (HSL)43.37%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 8E · B D0

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