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#88BDCF

#88bdcf ≈ Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#88bdcf is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 74.12% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.3% cyan, 8.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 195.21°, with 42.51% saturation and 67.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.36.

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Relative luminance0.4613

Complementary

  1. #88bdcf
  2. #cf9a88

Split complementary

  1. #88bdcf
  2. #cf8899
  3. #cfbd88

Analogous

  1. #88cfbd
  2. #88bdcf
  3. #8899cf

Triadic

  1. #88bdcf
  2. #cf88bd
  3. #bdcf88

Tetradic

  1. #88bdcf
  2. #9a88cf
  3. #cf9a88
  4. #bdcf88

Square

  1. #88bdcf
  2. #bd88cf
  3. #cf9a88
  4. #99cf88

Monochromatic

  1. #377387
  2. #519fb9
  3. #88bdcf
  4. #bedbe5
  5. #f0f7f9

Shades

#88bdcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #88bdcf
  2. #7aaaba
  3. #6d97a6
  4. #5f8491
  5. #52717c
  6. #445f68
  7. #364c53
  8. #29393e
  9. #1b2629
  10. #0e1315
  11. #000000

Tints

#88bdcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #88bdcf
  2. #94c4d4
  3. #a0cad9
  4. #acd1dd
  5. #b8d7e2
  6. #c4dee7
  7. #cfe5ec
  8. #dbebf1
  9. #e7f2f5
  10. #f3f8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#88bdcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #88bdcf
  2. #87b7c7
  3. #86b1bf
  4. #86abb7
  5. #85a5af
  6. #849fa8
  7. #8398a0
  8. #829298
  9. #828c90
  10. #818688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5b8c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2bad0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7b1cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6fc3c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3bbd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9cb6cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7ac1c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-88bdcf {
  color: #88bdcf;
}
Background
.bg-88bdcf {
  background-color: #88bdcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-88bdcf {
  border: 2px solid #88bdcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #88bdcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 189 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 43% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-88bdcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #88bdcf, #8899cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-88bdcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 189 207 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.36 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.20 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.28 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.46 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.56 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.96 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.58 #774230 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#88bdcf  rgb(136, 189, 207)  hsl(195, 43%, 67%)  Sky Blue
#cf9a88  rgb(207, 154, 136)  hsl(15, 43%, 67%)  Dark Salmon
#cf88bd  rgb(207, 136, 189)  hsl(315, 43%, 67%)  Sky Magenta
#bdcf88  rgb(189, 207, 136)  hsl(75, 43%, 67%)  Olivine