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#88AECE Color

#88AECE is rgb(136, 174, 206) in RGB, hsl(207, 42%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 16%, 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 6.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#88AECE
HEX#88AECE
RGBrgb(136, 174, 206)
HSLhsl(207, 42%, 67%)
HSVhsv(207, 34%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 16%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.062 244.2)
LABlab(69.16% -7.47 -20.74)
LCHlch(69.16% 22.05 250.20)

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

Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 6.23Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 7.05Dark Sky Blue#8CBED6ΔE 7.76Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 7.99Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 8.54Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 9

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

#88AECE Channel Values

How #88AECE 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 174 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 207° · S 42% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 207° · S 34% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #88AECE 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 text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #88AECE

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

Base
#88AECE
Complementary
#CEA788
Analogous
#88CECB
Analogous
#888BCE
Triadic
#CE88AE
Triadic
#AECE88
Split comp.
#CE888B
Split comp.
#CECB88

Tints & Shades of #88AECE

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

#96B8D4
#A8C4DC
#B7CEE1
#C9DAE9
#D7E4EF
#E9F0F6

Shades

#6798C1
#4882B1
#3B6A91
#2E5270
#213A50
#13232F

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

How #88AECE 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#88AECE
Protanopia#A8A8CE
Protanomaly#9CABCE
Deuteranopia#A3A3CF
Deuteranomaly#99A7CE
Tritanopia#82B2B2
Tritanomaly#84B1BE
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

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Using #88AECE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-88aece: #88AECE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #88AECE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-88aece': '#88AECE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.682, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_88aece">#88AECE</color>
SVG fillfill="#88AECE"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#88AECE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #88AECE?

#88AECE is a light blue — rgb(136, 174, 206) in RGB and hsl(207, 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 6.23.

What is the RGB value of #88AECE?

#88AECE is rgb(136, 174, 206) — red 136, green 174, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #88AECE?

#88AECE converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 16%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #88AECE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #88AECE scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #88AECE 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 11.49, which is visibly different.

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