Colour

#888FC7

#888FC7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#888FC7 is a blue with RGB values 136, 143, 199 and HSL 233°, 36%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#888FC7#888FC7

HEX#888FC7

RGBrgb(136, 143, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5608, 0.7804

RGB percentages53.3%, 56.1%, 78%

HSLhsl(233.3, 36%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 31.7%, 78%)

CMYK31.7%, 28.1%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,949,703

CSS custom property--colour: #888FC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1

Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#777038

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E95C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B90C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#7799A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1 Slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.8 Plum · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C7C088

Analogous#88AEC7, #A188C7

Triadic#C7888F, #8FC788

Split complementary#C7A188, #AEC788

Tetradic#C788AE, #C7C088, #88C7A1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0F1F8

Lighter +20%#CDD0E8

Lighter +10%#ABB0D7

Darker −10%#656EB7

Darker −20%#4B549E

Darker −30%#3A427C

Darker −40%#2A2F59

More saturated +25%#727EDD

Less saturated −25%#9EA0B1

Channel breakdown

R136

G143

B199

Red136 (53.3%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue233.33°

Saturation (HSL)36%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 8F · B C7

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