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Recognised as Colour

#88A0FE

  • #88A0FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#88A0FE is a blue with RGB values 136, 160, 254 and HSL 228°, 98%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#88A0FE#88A0FE
HEX#88A0FE
RGBrgb(136, 160, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6275, 0.9961
RGB percentages53.3%, 62.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(227.8, 98.3%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.8, 46.5%, 99.6%)
CMYK46.5%, 37%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,954,110
CSS custom property--colour: #88A0FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#775F01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#72A0FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5BB4C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 24.4Royal blue · ΔE 27.4Steel blue · ΔE 30.5Slate blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEE688
Analogous#88DBFE, #AB88FE
Triadic#FE88A0, #A0FE88
Split complementary#FEAB88, #DBFE88
Tetradic#FE88DB, #FEE688, #88FEAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF1FF
Lighter +10%#BBC8FE
Darker −10%#5578FE
Darker −20%#234FFD
Darker −30%#0231EB
Darker −40%#0227B8
More saturated +25%#879FFF
Less saturated −25%#97A9EF

Channel breakdown

R136
G160
B254
Red136 (53.3%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue227.8°
Saturation (HSL)98.33%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G A0 · B FE

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