Colour

#88ACFB

#88ACFB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#88ACFB is a blue with RGB values 136, 172, 251 and HSL 221°, 93%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#88ACFB#88ACFB

HEX#88ACFB

RGBrgb(136, 172, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6745, 0.9843

RGB percentages53.3%, 67.5%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(221.2, 93.5%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 45.8%, 98.4%)

CMYK45.8%, 31.5%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,957,179

CSS custom property--colour: #88ACFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1

Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#775304

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8FB3FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#83A8F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#5BBDC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3 Steel blue · ΔE 24.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 25.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 26 Light steelblue · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FBD788

Analogous#88E6FB, #9D88FB

Triadic#FB88AC, #ACFB88

Split complementary#FB9D88, #E6FB88

Tetradic#FB88E6, #FBD788, #88FB9D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBF1FE

Lighter +10%#B9CEFD

Darker −10%#578AF9

Darker −20%#2567F8

Darker −30%#084CE2

Darker −40%#063CB1

More saturated +25%#84ABFF

Less saturated −25%#97B2EC

Channel breakdown

R136

G172

B251

Red136 (53.3%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue221.22°

Saturation (HSL)93.5%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G AC · B FB

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