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Recognised as Colour

#88A9CC

  • #88A9CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#88A9CC is a blue with RGB values 136, 169, 204 and HSL 211°, 40%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#88A9CC#88A9CC
HEX#88A9CC
RGBrgb(136, 169, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6627, 0.8
RGB percentages53.3%, 66.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(210.9, 40%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.9, 33.3%, 80%)
CMYK33.3%, 17.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,956,364
CSS custom property--colour: #88A9CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#775633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CAACEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A3CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#73B1B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.3Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9Sky blue · ΔE 16.4Slate grey · ΔE 18.7Steel blue · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCAB88
Analogous#88CBCC, #8988CC
Triadic#CC88A9, #A9CC88
Split complementary#CC8988, #CBCC88
Tetradic#CC88CB, #CCAB88, #88CC89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F6FA
Lighter +20%#CFDDEB
Lighter +10%#ACC3DB
Darker −10%#648FBD
Darker −20%#4776A7
Darker −30%#385C83
Darker −40%#29435F
More saturated +25%#73A8E1
Less saturated −25%#9DAAB7

Channel breakdown

R136
G169
B204
Red136 (53.3%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue210.88°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G A9 · B CC

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