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Recognised as Colour

#88BFCC

  • #88BFCC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#88BFCC is a cyan with RGB values 136, 191, 204 and HSL 191°, 40%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#88BFCC#88BFCC
HEX#88BFCC
RGBrgb(136, 191, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.749, 0.8
RGB percentages53.3%, 74.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(191.5, 40%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.5, 33.3%, 80%)
CMYK33.3%, 6.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,961,996
CSS custom property--colour: #88BFCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.37:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#774033

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5BBCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB2CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#70C4C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 10.4Light blue · ΔE 10.4Powder blue · ΔE 12.8Light steelblue · ΔE 14.4Cadetblue · ΔE 14.7Light skyblue · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 10.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC9588
Analogous#88CCB7, #889DCC
Triadic#CC88BF, #BFCC88
Split complementary#CC889D, #CCB788
Tetradic#B788CC, #CC9588, #9DCC88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F9FA
Lighter +20%#CFE5EB
Lighter +10%#ACD2DB
Darker −10%#64ACBD
Darker −20%#4794A7
Darker −30%#387583
Darker −40%#29555F
More saturated +25%#73CCE1
Less saturated −25%#9DB2B7

Channel breakdown

R136
G191
B204
Red136 (53.3%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue191.47°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G BF · B CC

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