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Recognised as Colour

#88CDFF

  • #88CDFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#88CDFF is a blue with RGB values 136, 205, 255 and HSL 205°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#88CDFF#88CDFF
HEX#88CDFF
RGBrgb(136, 205, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.8039, 1
RGB percentages53.3%, 80.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(205.2, 100%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.2, 46.7%, 100%)
CMYK46.7%, 19.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,965,631
CSS custom property--colour: #88CDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.22:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#773200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7CDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7C0FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#52D9DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 3.5Sky blue · ΔE 11.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.1Light steelblue · ΔE 17.7Light blue · ΔE 20.3Powder blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 3.46, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBA88
Analogous#88FFF5, #8892FF
Triadic#FF88CD, #CDFF88
Split complementary#FF8892, #FFF588
Tetradic#F588FF, #FFBA88, #92FF88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF8FF
Lighter +10%#BBE2FF
Darker −10%#55B8FF
Darker −20%#22A2FF
Darker −30%#008AEE
Darker −40%#006CBB
More saturated +25%#88CDFF
Less saturated −25%#97CBF0

Channel breakdown

R136
G205
B255
Red136 (53.3%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue205.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G CD · B FF

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