#88abc8

Color #88abc8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.23 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#88abc8

RGB

rgb(136, 171, 200)

HSL

hsl(207.2, 36.8%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.2, 32%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(32%, 14.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(68.41, -4.98, -18.63)

LCH

lch(68.41, 19.28, 255.03)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.057, 243.66)

HWB

hwb(207.2, 53.3%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8a588

Analogous

#88c8c5

#88abc8

#888bc8

Triadic

#88abc8

#c888ab

#abc888

Split-complementary

#88abc8

#c8888b

#c8c588

Tetradic

#88abc8

#a588c8

#c8a588

#abc888

Square

#88abc8

#c588c8

#c8a588

#8bc888

Shades

Color #88abc8 mixed toward black.

#6290b6

#477499

#355773

#233a4d

#121d26

Tints

Color #88abc8 mixed toward white.

#9cb9d1

#b0c7da

#c4d5e4

#d7e3ed

#ebf1f6

Tones

Color #88abc8 mixed toward gray.

#8dabc3

#93aabd

#98aab8

#9da9b3

#a3a9ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9899c1 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#9694c0 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#8abcbb · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #88abc8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#88abc8]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#88abc8 (#88abc8) is rgb(136, 171, 200) in RGB.

No, #88abc8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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