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#88AACE Color

#88AACE is rgb(136, 170, 206) in RGB, hsl(211, 42%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 17%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Air Superiority Blue (#72A0C1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#88AACE
HEX#88AACE
RGBrgb(136, 170, 206)
HSLhsl(211, 42%, 67%)
HSVhsv(211, 34%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 17%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.065 250.2)
LABlab(68.05% -5.45 -22.42)
LCHlch(68.05% 23.07 256.35)

What #88AACE 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 #88AACE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 6.13Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 7.4Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 7.58Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.26Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 8.63Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 9.07

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

#88AACE Channel Values

How #88AACE 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 170 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 211° · S 42% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 211° · S 34% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 19%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 #88AACE 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 #88AACE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #88AACE

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

Base
#88AACE
Complementary
#CEAC88
Analogous
#88CDCE
Analogous
#8988CE
Triadic
#CE88AA
Triadic
#AACE88
Split comp.
#CE8988
Split comp.
#CDCE88

Tints & Shades of #88AACE

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

#96B4D4
#A8C1DC
#B7CBE1
#C9D8E9
#D7E3EF
#E9EFF6

Shades

#6792C1
#487BB1
#3B6591
#2E4E70
#213750
#13212F

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

How #88AACE 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#88AACE
Protanopia#A5A5CE
Protanomaly#9AA7CE
Deuteranopia#A0A0CF
Deuteranomaly#97A4CE
Tritanopia#81AFAF
Tritanomaly#84ADBC
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

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Using #88AACE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-88aace: #88AACE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #88AACE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-88aace': '#88AACE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.667, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_88aace">#88AACE</color>
SVG fillfill="#88AACE"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#88AACE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #88AACE?

#88AACE is a light blue — rgb(136, 170, 206) in RGB and hsl(211, 42%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Air Superiority Blue (#72A0C1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #88AACE?

#88AACE is rgb(136, 170, 206) — red 136, green 170, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #88AACE?

#88AACE converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 17%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #88AACE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #88AACE 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 #88AACE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #88AACE 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 12.63, which is visibly different.

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