Information about #88AEC3 color

#88AEC3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #88AEC3 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(136, 174, 195) — 53.3% red, 68.2% green, 76.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 23 / 8 / 0 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#88AEC3 presents itself as a softly balanced azure — one that floats near the light end of the scale. 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 Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Blake (#88A7C8) and Moby (#8EB2BE).

In RGB terms — rgb(136, 174, 195) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. No one has named #88AEC3 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#88AEC3 color variations

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#88AEC3 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 #88AEC3

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

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

#88AEC3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#88AEC3
  • RGB136, 174, 195
  • CMYK23, 8, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(136, 174, 195)
  • HSL201°, 33%, 65%
  • HSL Precise201.356°, 32.961%, 64.902%
  • HSV201°, 30%, 76%
  • HSB201°, 30%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.682, 0.765)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.682, 0.765, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.682, 0.765)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID88AEC3
  • DECIMAL ID8957635
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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