Colour
#88EFFF
- #88EFFF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#88EFFF is a cyan with RGB values 136, 239, 255 and HSL 188°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#88EFFF#88EFFF
HEX#88EFFF
RGBrgb(136, 239, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.9373, 1
RGB percentages53.3%, 93.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(188.1, 100%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.1, 46.7%, 100%)
CMYK46.7%, 6.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,974,335
CSS custom property--colour: #88EFFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.84:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#771000
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FF9888
Analogous#88FFD3, #88B4FF
Triadic#FF88EF, #EFFF88
Split complementary#FF88B4, #FFD388
Tetradic#D388FF, #FF9888, #B4FF88
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R136
G239
B255
Red136 (53.3%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue188.07°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G EF · B FF
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