Colour

#88ADF1

#88ADF1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#88ADF1 is a blue with RGB values 136, 173, 241 and HSL 219°, 79%, 74%. 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

#88ADF1#88ADF1

HEX#88ADF1

RGBrgb(136, 173, 241)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6784, 0.9451

RGB percentages53.3%, 67.8%, 94.5%

HSLhsl(218.9, 78.9%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 43.6%, 94.5%)

CMYK43.6%, 28.2%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,957,425

CSS custom property--colour: #88ADF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41472WCAG 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 9.29:1

Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#77520E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#94B2F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#89A8F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#61BBC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.5 Steel blue · ΔE 20.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.8 Sky blue · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F1CC88

Analogous#88E2F1, #9888F1

Triadic#F188AD, #ADF188

Split complementary#F19888, #E1F188

Tetradic#F188E2, #F1CC88, #88F198

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E3ECFC

Lighter +10%#B6CCF6

Darker −10%#5A8EEC

Darker −20%#2D6EE6

Darker −30%#1856C8

Darker −40%#12429B

More saturated +25%#7AA9FF

Less saturated −25%#99B2E0

Channel breakdown

R136

G173

B241

Red136 (53.3%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue241 (94.5%)

Hue218.86°

Saturation (HSL)78.95%

Lightness73.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G AD · B F1

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Colour values

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