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Colour

#88AFCC

  • #88AFCC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#88AFCC is a blue with RGB values 136, 175, 204 and HSL 206°, 40%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#88AFCC#88AFCC
HEX#88AFCC
RGBrgb(136, 175, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6863, 0.8
RGB percentages53.3%, 68.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(205.6, 40%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.6, 33.3%, 80%)
CMYK33.3%, 14.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,957,900
CSS custom property--colour: #88AFCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#775033

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3AECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA7CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#72B6B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7Sky blue · ΔE 13.1Light skyblue · ΔE 14.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3Light blue · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCA588
Analogous#88CCC7, #888DCC
Triadic#CC88AF, #AFCC88
Split complementary#CC888D, #CCC788
Tetradic#C788CC, #CCA588, #8DCC88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F7FA
Lighter +20%#CFDFEB
Lighter +10%#ACC7DB
Darker −10%#6497BD
Darker −20%#477EA7
Darker −30%#386383
Darker −40%#29485F
More saturated +25%#73B2E1
Less saturated −25%#9DACB7

Channel breakdown

R136
G175
B204
Red136 (53.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue205.59°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G AF · B CC

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