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#888FE7

#888fe7 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#888fe7 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 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.13% cyan, 38.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 235.58°, with 66.43% saturation and 71.96% 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 7.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 8.49.

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Relative luminance0.3065

Complementary

  1. #888fe7
  2. #e7e088

Split complementary

  1. #888fe7
  2. #e7b088
  3. #bee788

Analogous

  1. #88bee7
  2. #888fe7
  3. #b088e7

Triadic

  1. #888fe7
  2. #e7888f
  3. #8fe788

Tetradic

  1. #888fe7
  2. #e088e7
  3. #e7e088
  4. #8fe788

Square

  1. #888fe7
  2. #e788be
  3. #e7e088
  4. #88e7b0

Monochromatic

  1. #242eb2
  2. #4853da
  3. #888fe7
  4. #c8cbf4
  5. #eeeffc

Shades

#888fe7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #888fe7
  2. #7a81d0
  3. #6d72b9
  4. #5f64a2
  5. #52568b
  6. #444874
  7. #36395c
  8. #292b45
  9. #1b1d2e
  10. #0e0e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#888fe7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #888fe7
  2. #949ae9
  3. #a0a5ec
  4. #acb1ee
  5. #b8bcf1
  6. #c4c7f3
  7. #cfd2f5
  8. #dbddf8
  9. #e7e9fa
  10. #f3f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#888fe7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #888fe7
  2. #878edd
  3. #868cd2
  4. #868bc8
  5. #8589be
  6. #8488b4
  7. #8386a9
  8. #82859f
  9. #828395
  10. #81828a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9193bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #709aea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a93e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6aa1b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a96e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7791e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #779ac8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-888fe7 {
  color: #888fe7;
}
Background
.bg-888fe7 {
  background-color: #888fe7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-888fe7 {
  border: 2px solid #888fe7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #888fe7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 143 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 66% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-888fe7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #888fe7, #b088e7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-888fe7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 143 231 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.49 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.66 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.00 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.83 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.35 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.67 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.67 #777018 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#888fe7  rgb(136, 143, 231)  hsl(236, 66%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#e7e088  rgb(231, 224, 136)  hsl(56, 66%, 72%)  Khaki
#e7888f  rgb(231, 136, 143)  hsl(356, 66%, 72%)  Light Coral
#8fe788  rgb(143, 231, 136)  hsl(116, 66%, 72%)  Light Green