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Colour

#88B5BF

  • #88B5BF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#88B5BF is a cyan with RGB values 136, 181, 191 and HSL 191°, 30%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#88B5BF#88B5BF
HEX#88B5BF
RGBrgb(136, 181, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.7098, 0.749
RGB percentages53.3%, 71%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(190.9, 30.1%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.9, 28.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK28.8%, 5.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,959,423
CSS custom property--colour: #88B5BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#774A40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADB2C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4AABFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#76B9B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 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 text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.3Light blue · ΔE 13.1Sky blue · ΔE 14.2Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Powder blue · ΔE 15.4Dark grey · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF9288
Analogous#88BFAD, #889ABF
Triadic#BF88B5, #B5BF88
Split complementary#BF889A, #BFAD88
Tetradic#AD88BF, #BF9288, #9ABF88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF3F5
Lighter +20%#CADEE3
Lighter +10%#A9CAD1
Darker −10%#67A0AD
Darker −20%#4F8692
Darker −30%#3D6871
Darker −40%#2B4950
More saturated +25%#71C4D6
Less saturated −25%#9FA6A8

Channel breakdown

R136
G181
B191
Red136 (53.3%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue190.91°
Saturation (HSL)30.05%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G B5 · B BF

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