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Colour

#88B6FF

  • #88B6FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#88B6FF is a blue with RGB values 136, 182, 255 and HSL 217°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#88B6FF#88B6FF
HEX#88B6FF
RGBrgb(136, 182, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.7137, 1
RGB percentages53.3%, 71.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(216.8, 100%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 46.7%, 100%)
CMYK46.7%, 28.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,959,743
CSS custom property--colour: #88B6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.18:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#774900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9ABBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DAFFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#57C6D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 24Light steelblue · ΔE 26.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD188
Analogous#88F2FF, #9588FF
Triadic#FF88B6, #B6FF88
Split complementary#FF9588, #F2FF88
Tetradic#FF88F2, #FFD188, #88FF96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF5FF
Lighter +10%#BBD5FF
Darker −10%#5597FF
Darker −20%#2277FF
Darker −30%#005CEE
Darker −40%#0048BB
More saturated +25%#88B6FF
Less saturated −25%#97B9F0

Channel breakdown

R136
G182
B255
Red136 (53.3%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue216.81°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G B6 · B FF

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