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#888CE7

#888ce7 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#888ce7 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 54.9% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.13% cyan, 39.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 237.47°, with 66.43% saturation and 71.96% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 9.11.

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Relative luminance0.2976

Complementary

  1. #888ce7
  2. #e7e388

Split complementary

  1. #888ce7
  2. #e7b388
  3. #bce788

Analogous

  1. #88bce7
  2. #888ce7
  3. #b388e7

Triadic

  1. #888ce7
  2. #e7888c
  3. #8ce788

Tetradic

  1. #888ce7
  2. #e388e7
  3. #e7e388
  4. #8ce788

Square

  1. #888ce7
  2. #e788bc
  3. #e7e388
  4. #88e7b3

Monochromatic

  1. #242ab2
  2. #484eda
  3. #888ce7
  4. #c8caf4
  5. #eeeffc

Shades

#888ce7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #888ce7
  2. #7a7ed0
  3. #6d70b9
  4. #5f62a2
  5. #52548b
  6. #444674
  7. #36385c
  8. #292a45
  9. #1b1c2e
  10. #0e0e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#888ce7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #888ce7
  2. #9498e9
  3. #a0a3ec
  4. #acafee
  5. #b8baf1
  6. #c4c6f3
  7. #cfd1f5
  8. #dbddf8
  9. #e7e8fa
  10. #f3f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#888ce7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #888ce7
  2. #878bdd
  3. #868ad2
  4. #8688c8
  5. #8587be
  6. #8486b4
  7. #8385a9
  8. #82849f
  9. #828295
  10. #81818a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9091bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c98eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6691e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b9eae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7893e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #758fe6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7897c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-888ce7 {
  color: #888ce7;
}
Background
.bg-888ce7 {
  background-color: #888ce7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-888ce7 {
  border: 2px solid #888ce7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #888ce7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 140 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 66% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-888ce7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #888ce7, #b388e7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-888ce7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 140 231 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.11 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.87 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.97 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.19 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.00 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.40 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.40 #777318 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#888ce7  rgb(136, 140, 231)  hsl(237, 66%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#e7e388  rgb(231, 227, 136)  hsl(57, 66%, 72%)  Khaki
#e7888c  rgb(231, 136, 140)  hsl(357, 66%, 72%)  Light Coral
#8ce788  rgb(140, 231, 136)  hsl(117, 66%, 72%)  Light Green