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Recognised as Colour

#888FCB

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

#888FCB is a blue with RGB values 136, 143, 203 and HSL 234°, 39%, 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 Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#888FCB#888FCB
HEX#888FCB
RGBrgb(136, 143, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5608, 0.7961
RGB percentages53.3%, 56.1%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(233.7, 39.2%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.7, 33%, 79.6%)
CMYK33%, 29.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,949,707
CSS custom property--colour: #888FCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#777034

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D96CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7991CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#769AA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Light slate grey · ΔE 25.4Plum · ΔE 26.2Slate grey · ΔE 26.5Light steelblue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBC488
Analogous#88B1CB, #A388CB
Triadic#CB888F, #8FCB88
Split complementary#CBA388, #B1CB88
Tetradic#CB88B1, #CBC488, #88CBA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F3FA
Lighter +20%#CFD2EA
Lighter +10%#ABB0DB
Darker −10%#656EBB
Darker −20%#4852A5
Darker −30%#394081
Darker −40%#292F5E
More saturated +25%#737EE0
Less saturated −25%#9DA0B6

Channel breakdown

R136
G143
B203
Red136 (53.3%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue233.73°
Saturation (HSL)39.18%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 8F · B CB

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