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Colour

#88A1FF

  • #88A1FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#88A1FF is a blue with RGB values 136, 161, 255 and HSL 227°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#88A1FF#88A1FF
HEX#88A1FF
RGBrgb(136, 161, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6314, 1
RGB percentages53.3%, 63.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(227.4, 100%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.4, 46.7%, 100%)
CMYK46.7%, 36.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,954,367
CSS custom property--colour: #88A1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#775E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#72A1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5AB5C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 24.8Royal blue · ΔE 27.7Steel blue · ΔE 30.5Slate blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE688
Analogous#88DCFF, #AB88FF
Triadic#FF88A1, #A1FF88
Split complementary#FFAB88, #DCFF88
Tetradic#FF88DC, #FFE688, #88FFAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF2FF
Lighter +10%#BBC9FF
Darker −10%#5579FF
Darker −20%#2250FF
Darker −30%#0032EE
Darker −40%#0027BB
More saturated +25%#88A1FF
Less saturated −25%#97AAF0

Channel breakdown

R136
G161
B255
Red136 (53.3%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue227.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G A1 · B FF

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