#88c2ed

Color #88c2ed

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 4.97 Nearest Tailwind class blue-300 #8ec5ff · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#88c2ed

RGB

rgb(136, 194, 237)

HSL

hsl(205.5, 73.7%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.5, 42.6%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.6%, 18.1%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(76.03, -7.76, -27.2)

LCH

lch(76.03, 28.29, 254.08)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0859, 241.26)

HWB

hwb(205.5, 53.3%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edb388

Analogous

#88ede5

#88c2ed

#888fed

Triadic

#88c2ed

#ed88c2

#c2ed88

Split-complementary

#88c2ed

#ed888f

#ede588

Tetradic

#88c2ed

#b388ed

#edb388

#c2ed88

Square

#88c2ed

#e588ed

#edb388

#8fed88

Shades

Color #88c2ed mixed toward black.

#52a6e5

#218ad8

#1968a2

#10456c

#082336

Tints

Color #88c2ed mixed toward white.

#9cccf0

#b0d6f3

#c3e0f6

#d7ebf9

#ebf5fc

Tones

Color #88c2ed mixed toward gray.

#90c1e5

#99bfdc

#a1bed4

#aabdcb

#b2bcc3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a5e4 · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#a19ce1 · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#8cdcda · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 17.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #88c2ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#88c2ed]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#88c2ed (#88c2ed) is rgb(136, 194, 237) in RGB.

No, #88c2ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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