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Colour

#88CBC9

  • #88CBC9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#88CBC9 is a cyan with RGB values 136, 203, 201 and HSL 178°, 39%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#88CBC9#88CBC9
HEX#88CBC9
RGBrgb(136, 203, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.7961, 0.7882
RGB percentages53.3%, 79.6%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(178.2, 39.2%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.2, 33%, 79.6%)
CMYK33%, 0%, 1%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,965,065
CSS custom property--colour: #88CBC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.43:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#773436

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3C5C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7BBCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6FCFCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.8Light blue · ΔE 13.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.1Cadetblue · ΔE 16.4Sky blue · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB888A
Analogous#88CBA7, #88ACCB
Triadic#C988CB, #CBC988
Split complementary#CB88AB, #CBA788
Tetradic#A888CB, #CB888A, #ACCB88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2FAF9
Lighter +20%#CFEAE9
Lighter +10%#ABDBD9
Darker −10%#65BBB9
Darker −20%#48A5A2
Darker −30%#39817F
Darker −40%#295E5C
More saturated +25%#73E0DD
Less saturated −25%#9DB6B5

Channel breakdown

R136
G203
B201
Red136 (53.3%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue178.21°
Saturation (HSL)39.18%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 88 · G CB · B C9

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