#88AEDE#88AEDE
#88AEDE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.081 H 254.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #88AEDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(136, 174, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 57%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 39%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.7%, 21.6%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.02, -0.92, -28.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.02, 28.28, 268.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.09% -0.0216 -0.0783) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.09% 0.081 254.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4700, 40.7782, 74.9370) |
| Luminance | 0.4078 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 4.13
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 6.18
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.36
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.28
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.82
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 8.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#88AEDE #DEB888
analogous
#88D9DE #88AEDE #8D88DE
triadic
#88AEDE #DE88AE #AEDE88
tetradic
#88AEDE #DE88D9 #DEB888 #88DE8D
square
#88AEDE #DE88D9 #DEB888 #88DE8D
split-complementary
#88AEDE #DE8D88 #D9DE88
monochromatic
#336EB8 #588DD1 #88AEDE #B8CFEB #E7EFF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#88AEDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.16
#88AEDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #88AEDE
9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##88AEDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##88AEDE | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.16 | 9.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CB0E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A7DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6BB9BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #88aede; /* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 174, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.081 254.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adc6e8',
500: '#88aede',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #88aede; $custom-light: #adc6e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#88aede",
"rgb": {
"r": 136,
"g": 174,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.488,
"s": 56.579,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74085,
"c": 0.08128,
"h": 254.6
},
"luminance": 0.4078
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#88AEDE
secondary
#EDE2D5
accent
#7C21C4
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F5F8FC
border
#CFD1D5
text
#101316
muted
#7F8284