Colour

#88D8DF

#88D8DF
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#88D8DF is a cyan with RGB values 136, 216, 223 and HSL 185°, 58%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#88D8DF#88D8DF

HEX#88D8DF

RGBrgb(136, 216, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.8471, 0.8745

RGB percentages53.3%, 84.7%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(184.8, 57.6%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(184.8, 39%, 87.5%)

CMYK39%, 3.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,968,415

CSS custom property--colour: #88D8DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.93:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#772720

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDD2E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEC6DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Tritanopia#63DEDAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.1 Powder blue · ΔE 10.2 Light blue · ΔE 12 Sky blue · ΔE 13 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DF8F88

Analogous#88DFBA, #88ADDF

Triadic#DF88D8, #D8DF88

Split complementary#DF88AD, #DFBB88

Tetradic#BA88DF, #DF8F88, #ACDF88

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D8F2F5

Lighter +10%#B0E5EA

Darker −10%#60CBD4

Darker −20%#38BEC9

Darker −30%#2C99A2

Darker −40%#21737A

More saturated +25%#75E8F2

Less saturated −25%#9BC8CC

Channel breakdown

R136

G216

B223

Red136 (53.3%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue184.83°

Saturation (HSL)57.62%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G D8 · B DF

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