Information about #888DEB color

#888DEB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #888DEB is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(136, 141, 235) — 53.3% red, 55.3% green, 92.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 39 / 37 / 0 / 8. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#888DEB presents itself as a strongly colored deep-sea blue — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7). Slightly further away sit Light Phthalo Blue (#8B96E7) and Light Persian Blue (#968BE7).

In RGB terms — rgb(136, 141, 235) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #888DEB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#888DEB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#888DEB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #888DEB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#888DEB
  • RGB136, 141, 235
  • CMYK39, 37, 0, 8
  • CSSrgb(136, 141, 235)
  • HSL237°, 71%, 73%
  • HSL Precise236.97°, 71.223%, 72.745%
  • HSV237°, 42%, 92%
  • HSB237°, 42%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.922
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.553, 0.922)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.553, 0.922, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.553, 0.922)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID888DEB
  • DECIMAL ID8949227
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01