Colour

#88AEF1

#88AEF1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#88AEF1 is a blue with RGB values 136, 174, 241 and HSL 218°, 79%, 74%. 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

#88AEF1#88AEF1

HEX#88AEF1

RGBrgb(136, 174, 241)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6824, 0.9451

RGB percentages53.3%, 68.2%, 94.5%

HSLhsl(218.3, 78.9%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 43.6%, 94.5%)

CMYK43.6%, 27.8%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,957,681

CSS custom property--colour: #88AEF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173 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#ABABAB

Inverted#77510E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#96B3F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8AA9F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#61BCC5no 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 text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.7 Steel blue · ΔE 20.8 Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.2 Sky blue · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F1CB88

Analogous#88E3F1, #9688F1

Triadic#F188AE, #AEF188

Split complementary#F19788, #E3F188

Tetradic#F188E3, #F1CB88, #88F197

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E3ECFC

Lighter +10%#B6CDF6

Darker −10%#5A8FEC

Darker −20%#2D70E6

Darker −30%#1858C8

Darker −40%#12449B

More saturated +25%#7AAAFF

Less saturated −25%#99B3E0

Channel breakdown

R136

G174

B241

Red136 (53.3%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue241 (94.5%)

Hue218.29°

Saturation (HSL)78.95%

Lightness73.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G AE · B F1

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