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Colour

#88A9FF

  • #88A9FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#88A9FF is a blue with RGB values 136, 169, 255 and HSL 223°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#88A9FF#88A9FF
HEX#88A9FF
RGBrgb(136, 169, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6627, 1
RGB percentages53.3%, 66.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(223.4, 100%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 46.7%, 100%)
CMYK46.7%, 33.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,956,415
CSS custom property--colour: #88A9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#775600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89B1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA6FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#59BBC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.3Steel blue · ΔE 27.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.1Light skyblue · ΔE 29.8Medium purple · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDE88
Analogous#88E4FF, #A388FF
Triadic#FF88A9, #A9FF88
Split complementary#FFA388, #E4FF88
Tetradic#FF88E4, #FFDE88, #88FFA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF3FF
Lighter +10%#BBCEFF
Darker −10%#5584FF
Darker −20%#225FFF
Darker −30%#0042EE
Darker −40%#0034BB
More saturated +25%#88A9FF
Less saturated −25%#97B0F0

Channel breakdown

R136
G169
B255
Red136 (53.3%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue223.36°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G A9 · B FF

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