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Recognised as Colour

#88ADFB

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

#88ADFB is a blue with RGB values 136, 173, 251 and HSL 221°, 93%, 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

#88ADFB#88ADFB
HEX#88ADFB
RGBrgb(136, 173, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6784, 0.9843
RGB percentages53.3%, 67.8%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(220.7, 93.5%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 45.8%, 98.4%)
CMYK45.8%, 31.1%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,957,435
CSS custom property--colour: #88ADFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#775204

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90B3FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#84A9F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5BBEC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Light skyblue · ΔE 24.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.4Light steelblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBD688
Analogous#88E7FB, #9C88FB
Triadic#FB88AD, #ADFB88
Split complementary#FB9C88, #E7FB88
Tetradic#FB88E7, #FBD688, #88FB9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBF1FE
Lighter +10%#B9CFFD
Darker −10%#578BF9
Darker −20%#2569F8
Darker −30%#084EE2
Darker −40%#063DB1
More saturated +25%#84ACFF
Less saturated −25%#97B2EC

Channel breakdown

R136
G173
B251
Red136 (53.3%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue220.7°
Saturation (HSL)93.5%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G AD · B FB

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