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Recognised as Colour

#88AADC

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

#88AADC is a blue with RGB values 136, 170, 220 and HSL 216°, 55%, 70%. 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

#88AADC#88AADC
HEX#88AADC
RGBrgb(136, 170, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6667, 0.8627
RGB percentages53.3%, 66.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(215.7, 54.5%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 38.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK38.2%, 22.7%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,956,636
CSS custom property--colour: #88AADC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#775523

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98ADDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA4DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6CB5BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 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 text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Light steelblue · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.4Sky blue · ΔE 20.2Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCBA88
Analogous#88D4DC, #9088DC
Triadic#DC88AA, #AADC88
Split complementary#DC9088, #D4DC88
Tetradic#DC88D4, #DCBA88, #88DC90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#D7E2F3
Lighter +10%#AFC6E8
Darker −10%#618ED0
Darker −20%#3A72C4
Darker −30%#2E5B9D
Darker −40%#234475
More saturated +25%#75A6EF
Less saturated −25%#9BAEC9

Channel breakdown

R136
G170
B220
Red136 (53.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue215.71°
Saturation (HSL)54.55%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G AA · B DC

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