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#888DFD

#888dfd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#888dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 55.29% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.25% cyan, 44.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 237.44°, with 96.69% saturation and 76.27% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 8.7.

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Relative luminance0.3138

Complementary

  1. #888dfd
  2. #fdf888

Split complementary

  1. #888dfd
  2. #fdbd88
  3. #c7fd88

Analogous

  1. #88c7fd
  2. #888dfd
  3. #bd88fd

Triadic

  1. #888dfd
  2. #fd888d
  3. #8dfd88

Tetradic

  1. #888dfd
  2. #f888fd
  3. #fdf888
  4. #8dfd88

Square

  1. #888dfd
  2. #fd88c7
  3. #fdf888
  4. #88fdbd

Monochromatic

  1. #040ee8
  2. #3d45fc
  3. #888dfd
  4. #d3d5fe
  5. #ebecff

Shades

#888dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #888dfd
  2. #7a7fe4
  3. #6d71ca
  4. #5f63b1
  5. #525598
  6. #44477f
  7. #363865
  8. #292a4c
  9. #1b1c33
  10. #0e0e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#888dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #888dfd
  2. #9498fd
  3. #a0a4fd
  4. #acaffe
  5. #b8bbfe
  6. #c4c6fe
  7. #cfd1fe
  8. #dbddfe
  9. #e7e8ff
  10. #f3f4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#888dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #888dfd
  2. #878cf1
  3. #868ae4
  4. #8689d8
  5. #8588cb
  6. #8487bf
  7. #8385b2
  8. #8284a6
  9. #828399
  10. #81818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9294c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #609dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5794fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5ea4b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7297ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e91fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #719cd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-888dfd {
  color: #888dfd;
}
Background
.bg-888dfd {
  background-color: #888dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-888dfd {
  border: 2px solid #888dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #888dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 141 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 97% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-888dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #888dfd, #bd88fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-888dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 141 253 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.70 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.01 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.94 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.11 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.33 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.90 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.56 #777202 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#888dfd  rgb(136, 141, 253)  hsl(237, 97%, 76%)  Cornflower Blue
#fdf888  rgb(253, 248, 136)  hsl(57, 97%, 76%)  Pastel Yellow
#fd888d  rgb(253, 136, 141)  hsl(357, 97%, 76%)  Light Coral
#8dfd88  rgb(141, 253, 136)  hsl(117, 97%, 76%)  Mint Green