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Colour

#88B8FF

  • #88B8FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#88B8FF is a blue with RGB values 136, 184, 255 and HSL 216°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#88B8FF#88B8FF
HEX#88B8FF
RGBrgb(136, 184, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.7216, 1
RGB percentages53.3%, 72.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(215.8, 100%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.8, 46.7%, 100%)
CMYK46.7%, 27.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,960,255
CSS custom property--colour: #88B8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.35:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#774700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DBCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FB1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#56C8D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Light skyblue · ΔE 18.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5Sky blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCF88
Analogous#88F4FF, #9388FF
Triadic#FF88B8, #B8FF88
Split complementary#FF9388, #F4FF88
Tetradic#FF88F4, #FFCF88, #88FF93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF5FF
Lighter +10%#BBD6FF
Darker −10%#559AFF
Darker −20%#227BFF
Darker −30%#0060EE
Darker −40%#004BBB
More saturated +25%#88B8FF
Less saturated −25%#97BBF0

Channel breakdown

R136
G184
B255
Red136 (53.3%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue215.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G B8 · B FF

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