Colour

#88A0CF

#88A0CF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#88A0CF is a blue with RGB values 136, 160, 207 and HSL 220°, 43%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#88A0CF#88A0CF

HEX#88A0CF

RGBrgb(136, 160, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6275, 0.8118

RGB percentages53.3%, 62.7%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(219.7, 42.5%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 34.3%, 81.2%)

CMYK34.3%, 22.7%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,954,063

CSS custom property--colour: #88A0CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1

Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#775F30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#90A3D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#899DCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#73AAB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.8 Slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Sky blue · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CFB788

Analogous#88C4CF, #9488CF

Triadic#CF88A0, #A0CF88

Split complementary#CF9488, #C4CF88

Tetradic#CF88C3, #CFB788, #88CF94

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F7FB

Lighter +20%#D1DAEC

Lighter +10%#ACBDDE

Darker −10%#6483C0

Darker −20%#4568AC

Darker −30%#375287

Darker −40%#283C63

More saturated +25%#7399E4

Less saturated −25%#9DA7BA

Channel breakdown

R136

G160

B207

Red136 (53.3%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue219.72°

Saturation (HSL)42.51%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G A0 · B CF

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