#88B2ED#88B2ED
#88B2ED is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.097 H 256.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #88B2ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(136, 178, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 74%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 43%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.6%, 24.9%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.68, 0.94, -33.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.68, 33.90, 271.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.58% -0.0219 -0.0944) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.58% 0.097 256.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3548, 43.1870, 86.2612) |
| Luminance | 0.4319 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 2.20
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.14
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 5.30
Baby Blue (survey)
#A2CFFE
ΔE00 7.50
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.88
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#88B2ED #EDC388
analogous
#88E4ED #88B2ED #9088ED
triadic
#88B2ED #ED88B2 #B2ED88
tetradic
#88B2ED #ED88E4 #EDC388 #88ED90
square
#88B2ED #ED88E4 #EDC388 #88ED90
split-complementary
#88B2ED #ED9088 #E4ED88
monochromatic
#216EDA #5390E5 #88B2ED #BDD4F5 #E4EEFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#88B2ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#88B2ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #88B2ED
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##88B2ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##88B2ED | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.64 | 9.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CB5F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90ABEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#63BFC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #88b2ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 178, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.097 256.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aec8f3',
500: '#88b2ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #88b2ed; $custom-light: #aec8f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#88b2ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 136,
"g": 178,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.05,
"s": 73.723,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75579,
"c": 0.0969,
"h": 256.9
},
"luminance": 0.43189
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#88B2ED
secondary
#F3E8D8
accent
#8310D6
background
#FBFCFE
surface
#F6F8FD
border
#D0D1D5
text
#111317
muted
#808285