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Colour

#88AADA

  • #88AADA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#88AADA is a blue with RGB values 136, 170, 218 and HSL 215°, 53%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#88AADA#88AADA
HEX#88AADA
RGBrgb(136, 170, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6667, 0.8549
RGB percentages53.3%, 66.7%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(215.1, 52.6%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 37.6%, 85.5%)
CMYK37.6%, 22%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,956,634
CSS custom property--colour: #88AADA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#775525

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99ACDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA4D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6DB4BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15.6Light steelblue · ΔE 16.1Steel blue · ΔE 17.4Sky blue · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAB888
Analogous#88D3DA, #8F88DA
Triadic#DA88AA, #AADA88
Split complementary#DA8F88, #D3DA88
Tetradic#DA88D3, #DAB888, #88DA8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#D6E2F2
Lighter +10%#AFC6E6
Darker −10%#618ECE
Darker −20%#3C73C0
Darker −30%#305B99
Darker −40%#244472
More saturated +25%#75A7EE
Less saturated −25%#9CADC7

Channel breakdown

R136
G170
B218
Red136 (53.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue215.12°
Saturation (HSL)52.56%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G AA · B DA

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