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Recognised as Colour

#88BFEB

  • #88BFEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#88BFEB is a blue with RGB values 136, 191, 235 and HSL 207°, 71%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#88BFEB#88BFEB
HEX#88BFEB
RGBrgb(136, 191, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.749, 0.9216
RGB percentages53.3%, 74.9%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(206.7, 71.2%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 42.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK42.1%, 18.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,962,027
CSS custom property--colour: #88BFEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.7:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#774014

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADBFEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0B4EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#61CACDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.3Sky blue · ΔE 11Light steelblue · ΔE 13.8Light blue · ΔE 18.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.8Steel blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBB488
Analogous#88EBE5, #888EEB
Triadic#EB88BF, #BFEB88
Split complementary#EB888E, #EBE588
Tetradic#E588EB, #EBB488, #8EEB88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFEEFA
Lighter +10%#B4D6F2
Darker −10%#5CA8E4
Darker −20%#3190DC
Darker −30%#1F76BB
Darker −40%#185A8F
More saturated +25%#77C1FC
Less saturated −25%#99BDDA

Channel breakdown

R136
G191
B235
Red136 (53.3%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue206.67°
Saturation (HSL)71.22%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G BF · B EB

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