Colour

#88A8DA

#88A8DA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light skyblue

#88A8DA is a blue with RGB values 136, 168, 218 and HSL 217°, 53%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#88A8DA#88A8DA

HEX#88A8DA

RGBrgb(136, 168, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6588, 0.8549

RGB percentages53.3%, 65.9%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(216.6, 52.6%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.6, 37.6%, 85.5%)

CMYK37.6%, 22.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,956,122

CSS custom property--colour: #88A8DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1

Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#775725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#96ABDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8DA3D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#6DB3B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7 Steel blue · ΔE 17 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.2 Sky blue · ΔE 20.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DABA88

Analogous#88D1DA, #9188DA

Triadic#DA88A8, #A8DA88

Split complementary#DA9188, #D1DA88

Tetradic#DA88D1, #DABA88, #88DA91

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFDFE

Lighter +20%#D6E1F2

Lighter +10%#AFC4E6

Darker −10%#618CCE

Darker −20%#3C6FC0

Darker −30%#305999

Darker −40%#244272

More saturated +25%#75A4EE

Less saturated −25%#9CACC7

Channel breakdown

R136

G168

B218

Red136 (53.3%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue216.59°

Saturation (HSL)52.56%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G A8 · B DA

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