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Colour

#88ACFD

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

#88ACFD is a blue with RGB values 136, 172, 253 and HSL 222°, 97%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#88ACFD#88ACFD
HEX#88ACFD
RGBrgb(136, 172, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6745, 0.9922
RGB percentages53.3%, 67.5%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(221.5, 96.7%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 46.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK46.2%, 32%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,957,181
CSS custom property--colour: #88ACFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#775302

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A8FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#5ABDC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.6Light skyblue · ΔE 26.6Light steelblue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDD988
Analogous#88E6FD, #9F88FD
Triadic#FD88AC, #ACFD88
Split complementary#FD9F88, #E6FD88
Tetradic#FD88E6, #FDD988, #88FD9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECF2FF
Lighter +10%#BACFFE
Darker −10%#5689FC
Darker −20%#2466FB
Darker −30%#044AE8
Darker −40%#033AB6
More saturated +25%#86ABFF
Less saturated −25%#97B2EE

Channel breakdown

R136
G172
B253
Red136 (53.3%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)96.69%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G AC · B FD

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