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#88A3FC Color

#88A3FC is rgb(136, 163, 252) in RGB, hsl(226, 95%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 35%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Perano (Infinitely Hot) (#94B1FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#88A3FC
HEX#88A3FC
RGBrgb(136, 163, 252)
HSLhsl(226, 95%, 76%)
HSVhsv(226, 46%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 35%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.133 270.1)
LABlab(67.75% 8.04 -47.96)
LCHlch(67.75% 48.63 279.51)

What #88A3FC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #88A3FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 8.02Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 8.51United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 11.04French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 14.63Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 16.51Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 16.94

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#88A3FC Channel Values

How #88A3FC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 136 · G 163 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 95% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 46% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #88A3FC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #88A3FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #88A3FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #88A3FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#88A3FC
Complementary
#FCE188
Analogous
#88DDFC
Analogous
#A788FC
Triadic
#FC88A3
Triadic
#A3FC88
Split comp.
#FCA788
Split comp.
#DDFC88

Tints & Shades of #88A3FC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#97AEFC
#A5BAFD
#B4C5FD
#C8D5FE
#D7E0FE
#E6ECFE

Shades

#567CFB
#1F52F9
#0639E0
#042CAE
#031F7C
#021246

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #88A3FC.

How #88A3FC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#88A3FC
Protanopia#9F9FFC
Protanomaly#96A1FC
Deuteranopia#9B9BFC
Deuteranomaly#949EFC
Tritanopia#72B2B2
Tritanomaly#7BACD4
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #88A3FC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-88a3fc: #88A3FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #88A3FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-88a3fc': '#88A3FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.639, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_88a3fc">#88A3FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#88A3FC"

More Blue Colors

#88A3FC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#88A3FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #88A3FC?

#88A3FC is a light blue — rgb(136, 163, 252) in RGB and hsl(226, 95%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Perano (Infinitely Hot) (#94B1FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.02.

What is the RGB value of #88A3FC?

#88A3FC is rgb(136, 163, 252) — red 136, green 163, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #88A3FC?

#88A3FC converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 35%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #88A3FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #88A3FC scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #88A3FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #88A3FC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 8.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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