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#888FE2

#888fe2 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#888fe2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.82% cyan, 36.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 235.33°, with 60.81% saturation and 70.98% 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 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 8.7.

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Relative luminance0.3037

Complementary

  1. #888fe2
  2. #e2db88

Split complementary

  1. #888fe2
  2. #e2ae88
  3. #bce288

Analogous

  1. #88bce2
  2. #888fe2
  3. #ae88e2

Triadic

  1. #888fe2
  2. #e2888f
  3. #8fe288

Tetradic

  1. #888fe2
  2. #db88e2
  3. #e2db88
  4. #8fe288

Square

  1. #888fe2
  2. #e288bc
  3. #e2db88
  4. #88e2ae

Monochromatic

  1. #2933a8
  2. #4a55d3
  3. #888fe2
  4. #c6c9f1
  5. #eff0fb

Shades

#888fe2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #888fe2
  2. #7a81cb
  3. #6d72b5
  4. #5f649e
  5. #525688
  6. #444871
  7. #36395a
  8. #292b44
  9. #1b1d2d
  10. #0e0e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#888fe2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #888fe2
  2. #949ae5
  3. #a0a5e8
  4. #acb1eb
  5. #b8bcee
  6. #c4c7f1
  7. #cfd2f3
  8. #dbddf6
  9. #e7e9f9
  10. #f3f4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#888fe2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #888fe2
  2. #878ed8
  3. #868cce
  4. #868bc5
  5. #8589bb
  6. #8488b1
  7. #8386a7
  8. #82859d
  9. #828394
  10. #81828a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9093b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7399e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d93e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d9fae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c95e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7991e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7999c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-888fe2 {
  color: #888fe2;
}
Background
.bg-888fe2 {
  background-color: #888fe2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-888fe2 {
  border: 2px solid #888fe2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #888fe2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 143 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 61% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-888fe2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #888fe2, #ae88e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-888fe2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 143 226 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.70 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.77 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.79 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.81 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.04 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.53 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.56 #77701d Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#888fe2  rgb(136, 143, 226)  hsl(235, 61%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#e2db88  rgb(226, 219, 136)  hsl(55, 61%, 71%)  Khaki
#e2888f  rgb(226, 136, 143)  hsl(355, 61%, 71%)  Light Coral
#8fe288  rgb(143, 226, 136)  hsl(115, 61%, 71%)  Light Green