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#888FE9

#888fe9 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#888fe9 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 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.63% cyan, 38.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 235.67°, with 68.79% saturation and 72.35% 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 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 8.43.

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Relative luminance0.3076

Complementary

  1. #888fe9
  2. #e9e288

Split complementary

  1. #888fe9
  2. #e9b188
  3. #bfe988

Analogous

  1. #88bfe9
  2. #888fe9
  3. #b188e9

Triadic

  1. #888fe9
  2. #e9888f
  3. #8fe988

Tetradic

  1. #888fe9
  2. #e288e9
  3. #e9e288
  4. #8fe988

Square

  1. #888fe9
  2. #e988bf
  3. #e9e288
  4. #88e9b1

Monochromatic

  1. #222cb6
  2. #4752dd
  3. #888fe9
  4. #c9ccf5
  5. #eeeffc

Shades

#888fe9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #888fe9
  2. #7a81d2
  3. #6d72ba
  4. #5f64a3
  5. #52568c
  6. #444875
  7. #36395d
  8. #292b46
  9. #1b1d2f
  10. #0e0e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#888fe9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #888fe9
  2. #949aeb
  3. #a0a5ed
  4. #acb1f0
  5. #b8bcf2
  6. #c4c7f4
  7. #cfd2f6
  8. #dbddf8
  9. #e7e9fb
  10. #f3f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#888fe9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #888fe9
  2. #878edf
  3. #868cd4
  4. #868bca
  5. #8589bf
  6. #8488b5
  7. #8386aa
  8. #8285a0
  9. #828395
  10. #81828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9194bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f9aed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6993e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #69a1b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a96eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7791e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #779aca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-888fe9 {
  color: #888fe9;
}
Background
.bg-888fe9 {
  background-color: #888fe9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-888fe9 {
  border: 2px solid #888fe9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #888fe9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 136 143 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 69% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-888fe9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #888fe9, #b188e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-888fe9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(136 143 233 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.43 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.62 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.10 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.85 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 11.48 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.67 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.74 #777016 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#888fe9  rgb(136, 143, 233)  hsl(236, 69%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#e9e288  rgb(233, 226, 136)  hsl(56, 69%, 72%)  Khaki
#e9888f  rgb(233, 136, 143)  hsl(356, 69%, 72%)  Light Coral
#8fe988  rgb(143, 233, 136)  hsl(116, 69%, 72%)  Light Green