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Information about #88B6DC color

#88B6DC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#88B6DC falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(136, 182, 220) — 53.3% red, 71.4% green, 86.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 33 / 15 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#88B6DC presents itself as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure — 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 a near neighbor of Light Cobalt Blue (#88ACE0). Slightly further away sit Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6) and Light Azure (#8BB9E7).

The recipe behind #88B6DC is rgb(136, 182, 220), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #88B6DC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#88B6DC color variations

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

#88B6DC 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 #88B6DC

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

Light Azure color link
Light Azure

#8BB9E7

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Aero color link
Aero

#7CB9E8

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Jordy Blue color link
Jordy Blue

#8AB9F1

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Bleu Celeste color link
Bleu Celeste

#7EC0EE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#88B6DC
  • RGB136, 182, 220
  • CMYK33, 15, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(136, 182, 220)
  • HSL207°, 55%, 70%
  • HSL Precise207.143°, 54.545%, 69.804%
  • HSV207°, 38%, 86%
  • HSB207°, 38%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.714, 0.863)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.714, 0.863, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.714, 0.863)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID88B6DC
  • DECIMAL ID8959708
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01