Recognised as Colour

#88CBCC

#88CBCC
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#88CBCC is a cyan with RGB values 136, 203, 204 and HSL 181°, 40%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#88CBCC#88CBCC

HEX#88CBCC

RGBrgb(136, 203, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.7961, 0.8

RGB percentages53.3%, 79.6%, 80%

HSLhsl(180.9, 40%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180.9, 33.3%, 80%)

CMYK33.3%, 0.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,965,068

CSS custom property--colour: #88CBCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.46:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#773433

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2C5CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6BBCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Tritanopia#6ECFCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11 Light blue · ΔE 12.5 Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.7 Sky blue · ΔE 15.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 16.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.6

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CC8988

Analogous#88CCAB, #88A9CC

Triadic#CC88CB, #CBCC88

Split complementary#CC88A9, #CCAB88

Tetradic#AB88CC, #CC8988, #A9CC88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3FAFA

Lighter +20%#CFEAEB

Lighter +10%#ACDBDB

Darker −10%#64BBBD

Darker −20%#47A5A7

Darker −30%#388283

Darker −40%#295E5F

More saturated +25%#73E0E1

Less saturated −25%#9DB6B7

Channel breakdown

R136

G203

B204

Red136 (53.3%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue180.88°

Saturation (HSL)40%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G CB · B CC

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