Colour

#88A3DF

#88A3DF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#88A3DF is a blue with RGB values 136, 163, 223 and HSL 221°, 58%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#88A3DF#88A3DF

HEX#88A3DF

RGBrgb(136, 163, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6392, 0.8745

RGB percentages53.3%, 63.9%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(221.4, 57.6%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 39%, 87.5%)

CMYK39%, 26.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,954,847

CSS custom property--colour: #88A3DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#775C20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EA8E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#86A0DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#6CAFB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2 Steel blue · ΔE 17.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.4 Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DFC488

Analogous#88CFDF, #9888DF

Triadic#DF88A3, #A3DF88

Split complementary#DF9888, #CFDF88

Tetradic#DF88CF, #DFC488, #88DF98

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D8E1F5

Lighter +10%#B0C2EA

Darker −10%#6084D4

Darker −20%#3865C9

Darker −30%#2C50A2

Darker −40%#213D7A

More saturated +25%#759CF2

Less saturated −25%#9BAACC

Channel breakdown

R136

G163

B223

Red136 (53.3%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue221.38°

Saturation (HSL)57.62%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G A3 · B DF

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