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Recognised as Colour

#88AEFC

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

#88AEFC is a blue with RGB values 136, 174, 252 and HSL 220°, 95%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#88AEFC#88AEFC
HEX#88AEFC
RGBrgb(136, 174, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6824, 0.9882
RGB percentages53.3%, 68.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(220.3, 95.1%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 46%, 98.8%)
CMYK46%, 31%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,957,692
CSS custom property--colour: #88AEFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#775103

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91B4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#85AAFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5ABFCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 24.4Light skyblue · ΔE 24.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.1Light steelblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCD688
Analogous#88E8FC, #9C88FC
Triadic#FC88AE, #AEFC88
Split complementary#FC9C88, #E8FC88
Tetradic#FC88E8, #FCD688, #88FC9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBF2FF
Lighter +10%#BAD0FD
Darker −10%#568CFB
Darker −20%#256AF9
Darker −30%#064FE5
Darker −40%#053EB3
More saturated +25%#85ADFF
Less saturated −25%#97B3ED

Channel breakdown

R136
G174
B252
Red136 (53.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue220.34°
Saturation (HSL)95.08%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G AE · B FC

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