#88aef6

Color #88aef6

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 13.58 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#88aef6

RGB

rgb(136, 174, 246)

HSL

hsl(219.3, 85.9%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.3, 44.7%, 96.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.7%, 29.3%, 0%, 3.5%)

LAB

lab(70.98, 5.68, -39.86)

LCH

lch(70.98, 40.26, 278.11)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.1125, 262.65)

HWB

hwb(219.3, 53.3%, 3.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f6d088

Analogous

#88e5f6

#88aef6

#9988f6

Triadic

#88aef6

#f688ae

#aef688

Split-complementary

#88aef6

#f69988

#e5f688

Tetradic

#88aef6

#d088f6

#f6d088

#aef688

Square

#88aef6

#f688e5

#f6d088

#88f699

Shades

Color #88aef6 mixed toward black.

#4d86f1

#125ded

#0d46b2

#092f76

#04173b

Tints

Color #88aef6 mixed toward white.

#9cbbf7

#b0c9f9

#c4d6fa

#d7e4fc

#ebf1fd

Tones

Color #88aef6 mixed toward gray.

#91b1ed

#9ab4e4

#a4b6da

#adb9d1

#b6bcc8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9ae7 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#9895e4 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#8adbd8 · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #88aef6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#88aef6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#88aef6 (#88aef6) is rgb(136, 174, 246) in RGB.

No, #88aef6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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