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Recognised as Colour

#88A6EF

  • #88A6EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#88A6EF is a blue with RGB values 136, 166, 239 and HSL 223°, 76%, 74%. 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

#88A6EF#88A6EF
HEX#88A6EF
RGBrgb(136, 166, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.651, 0.9373
RGB percentages53.3%, 65.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(222.5, 76.3%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 43.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK43.1%, 30.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,955,631
CSS custom property--colour: #88A6EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#775910

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CACF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A3EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#63B5C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.6Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Light skyblue · ΔE 24.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.3Light steelblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFD188
Analogous#88D9EF, #9E88EF
Triadic#EF88A6, #A6EF88
Split complementary#EF9E88, #D9EF88
Tetradic#EF88D9, #EFD188, #88EF9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E9FB
Lighter +10%#B5C8F5
Darker −10%#5B84E9
Darker −20%#2E63E3
Darker −30%#1A4CC4
Darker −40%#143A97
More saturated +25%#789FFF
Less saturated −25%#99ADDE

Channel breakdown

R136
G166
B239
Red136 (53.3%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue222.52°
Saturation (HSL)76.3%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G A6 · B EF

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