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#888FE3

#888fe3 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#888fe3 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 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.09% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 235.38°, with 61.9% saturation and 71.18% 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 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 8.65.

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Relative luminance0.3043

Complementary

  1. #888fe3
  2. #e3dc88

Split complementary

  1. #888fe3
  2. #e3af88
  3. #bde388

Analogous

  1. #88bde3
  2. #888fe3
  3. #af88e3

Triadic

  1. #888fe3
  2. #e3888f
  3. #8fe388

Tetradic

  1. #888fe3
  2. #dc88e3
  3. #e3dc88
  4. #8fe388

Square

  1. #888fe3
  2. #e388bd
  3. #e3dc88
  4. #88e3af

Monochromatic

  1. #2832aa
  2. #4a55d4
  3. #888fe3
  4. #c6c9f2
  5. #eeeffb

Shades

#888fe3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #888fe3
  2. #7a81cc
  3. #6d72b6
  4. #5f649f
  5. #525688
  6. #444872
  7. #36395b
  8. #292b44
  9. #1b1d2d
  10. #0e0e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#888fe3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #888fe3
  2. #949ae6
  3. #a0a5e9
  4. #acb1eb
  5. #b8bcee
  6. #c4c7f1
  7. #cfd2f4
  8. #dbddf7
  9. #e7e9f9
  10. #f3f4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#888fe3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #888fe3
  2. #878ed9
  3. #868ccf
  4. #868bc5
  5. #8589bb
  6. #8488b2
  7. #8386a8
  8. #82859e
  9. #828394
  10. #81828a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9193ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7299e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d93e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ca0ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c95e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7991e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7899c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-888fe3 {
  color: #888fe3;
}
Background
.bg-888fe3 {
  background-color: #888fe3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-888fe3 {
  border: 2px solid #888fe3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #888fe3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 143 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 62% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-888fe3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #888fe3, #af88e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-888fe3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 143 227 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.65 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.76 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.81 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.81 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.10 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.58 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.58 #77701c Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#888fe3  rgb(136, 143, 227)  hsl(235, 62%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#e3dc88  rgb(227, 220, 136)  hsl(55, 62%, 71%)  Khaki
#e3888f  rgb(227, 136, 143)  hsl(355, 62%, 71%)  Light Coral
#8fe388  rgb(143, 227, 136)  hsl(115, 62%, 71%)  Light Green