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Recognised as Colour

#88A6DB

  • #88A6DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#88A6DB is a blue with RGB values 136, 166, 219 and HSL 218°, 54%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#88A6DB#88A6DB
HEX#88A6DB
RGBrgb(136, 166, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.651, 0.8588
RGB percentages53.3%, 65.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(218.3, 53.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 37.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK37.9%, 24.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,955,611
CSS custom property--colour: #88A6DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#775924

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93A9DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA2DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6DB1B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Light skyblue · ΔE 18.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Sky blue · ΔE 22.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBBD88
Analogous#88CFDB, #9488DB
Triadic#DB88A6, #A6DB88
Split complementary#DB9488, #CFDB88
Tetradic#DB88CF, #DBBD88, #88DB94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFF
Lighter +20%#D6E1F3
Lighter +10%#AFC3E7
Darker −10%#6189CF
Darker −20%#3B6CC2
Darker −30%#2F569B
Darker −40%#234074
More saturated +25%#75A1EE
Less saturated −25%#9BABC8

Channel breakdown

R136
G166
B219
Red136 (53.3%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue218.31°
Saturation (HSL)53.55%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G A6 · B DB

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