Information about #88B5C9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#88B5C9 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(136, 181, 201) — 53.3% red, 71% green, 78.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 8 / 0 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#88B5C9 is a mildly saturated sky-leaning azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2). Slightly further away sit Moby (#8EB2BE) and Blake (#88A7C8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(136, 181, 201)), which gives #88B5C9 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #88B5C9: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. No one has named #88B5C9 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#88B5C9 color variations

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

#88B5C9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#88B5C9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#88B5C9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#88B5C9 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#88B5C9 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #88B5C9

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

Metallic Glacier color link
Metallic Glacier

#89B1C2

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Dark Sky Blue color link
Dark Sky Blue

#8CBED6

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

#88B5C9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#88B5C9
  • RGB136, 181, 201
  • CMYK25, 8, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(136, 181, 201)
  • HSL198°, 38%, 66%
  • HSL Precise198.462°, 37.572%, 66.078%
  • HSV198°, 32%, 79%
  • HSB198°, 32%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.710, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.710, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.710, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID88B5C9
  • DECIMAL ID8959433
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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