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#888FE1

#888fe1 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#888fe1 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.33% red, 56.08% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.56% cyan, 36.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 235.28°, with 59.73% saturation and 70.78% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 8.74.

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Relative luminance0.3032

Complementary

  1. #888fe1
  2. #e1da88

Split complementary

  1. #888fe1
  2. #e1ad88
  3. #bbe188

Analogous

  1. #88bbe1
  2. #888fe1
  3. #ad88e1

Triadic

  1. #888fe1
  2. #e1888f
  3. #8fe188

Tetradic

  1. #888fe1
  2. #da88e1
  3. #e1da88
  4. #8fe188

Square

  1. #888fe1
  2. #e188bb
  3. #e1da88
  4. #88e1ad

Monochromatic

  1. #2a34a6
  2. #4b55d2
  3. #888fe1
  4. #c5c8f0
  5. #eff0fb

Shades

#888fe1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #888fe1
  2. #7a81cb
  3. #6d72b4
  4. #5f649e
  5. #525687
  6. #444871
  7. #36395a
  8. #292b44
  9. #1b1d2d
  10. #0e0e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#888fe1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #888fe1
  2. #949ae4
  3. #a0a5e7
  4. #acb1ea
  5. #b8bced
  6. #c4c7f0
  7. #cfd2f3
  8. #dbddf6
  9. #e7e9f9
  10. #f3f4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#888fe1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #888fe1
  2. #878ed7
  3. #868cce
  4. #868bc4
  5. #8589ba
  6. #8488b1
  7. #8386a7
  8. #82859d
  9. #828393
  10. #81828a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9093b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7399e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e92df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d9fad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c95e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7991e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7999c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-888fe1 {
  color: #888fe1;
}
Background
.bg-888fe1 {
  background-color: #888fe1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-888fe1 {
  border: 2px solid #888fe1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #888fe1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 143 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 60% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-888fe1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #888fe1, #ad88e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-888fe1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 143 225 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.74 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.73 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.82 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.81 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.97 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.41 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.55 #77701e Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#888fe1  rgb(136, 143, 225)  hsl(235, 60%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#e1da88  rgb(225, 218, 136)  hsl(55, 60%, 71%)  Khaki
#e1888f  rgb(225, 136, 143)  hsl(355, 60%, 71%)  Light Coral
#8fe188  rgb(143, 225, 136)  hsl(115, 60%, 71%)  Light Green