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Colour

#88A2FF

  • #88A2FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#88A2FF is a blue with RGB values 136, 162, 255 and HSL 227°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#88A2FF#88A2FF
HEX#88A2FF
RGBrgb(136, 162, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6353, 1
RGB percentages53.3%, 63.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(226.9, 100%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.9, 46.7%, 100%)
CMYK46.7%, 36.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,954,623
CSS custom property--colour: #88A2FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#775D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#74A2FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5AB5C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 25.5Royal blue · ΔE 28.4Steel blue · ΔE 30Slate blue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE588
Analogous#88DDFF, #A988FF
Triadic#FF88A2, #A2FF88
Split complementary#FFAA88, #DDFF88
Tetradic#FF88DE, #FFE588, #88FFAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF2FF
Lighter +10%#BBCAFF
Darker −10%#557AFF
Darker −20%#2252FF
Darker −30%#0034EE
Darker −40%#0029BB
More saturated +25%#88A2FF
Less saturated −25%#97AAF0

Channel breakdown

R136
G162
B255
Red136 (53.3%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue226.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G A2 · B FF

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