Colour

#88A1DC

#88A1DC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#88A1DC is a blue with RGB values 136, 161, 220 and HSL 222°, 55%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#88A1DC#88A1DC

HEX#88A1DC

RGBrgb(136, 161, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6314, 0.8627

RGB percentages53.3%, 63.1%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(222.1, 54.5%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 38.2%, 86.3%)

CMYK38.2%, 26.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,954,332

CSS custom property--colour: #88A1DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1

Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#775E23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8DA6DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#859EDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#6DADB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCC388

Analogous#88CBDC, #9988DC

Triadic#DC88A1, #A1DC88

Split complementary#DC9988, #CBDC88

Tetradic#DC88CB, #DCC388, #88DC99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFF

Lighter +20%#D7DFF3

Lighter +10%#AFC0E8

Darker −10%#6182D0

Darker −20%#3A63C4

Darker −30%#2E4F9D

Darker −40%#233B75

More saturated +25%#7599EF

Less saturated −25%#9BA9C9

Channel breakdown

R136

G161

B220

Red136 (53.3%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue222.14°

Saturation (HSL)54.55%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G A1 · B DC

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Colour values

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