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#88AFD3 Color

#88AFD3 is rgb(136, 175, 211) in RGB, hsl(209, 46%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 17%, 0%, 17%) 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 6.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#88AFD3
HEX#88AFD3
RGBrgb(136, 175, 211)
HSLhsl(209, 46%, 68%)
HSVhsv(209, 36%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 17%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.067 246.7)
LABlab(69.58% -6.98 -22.83)
LCHlch(69.58% 23.88 253.00)

What #88AFD3 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 #88AFD3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 6.63Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 7.11Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 8.23Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 8.41Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 8.43Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 8.73

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

#88AFD3 Channel Values

How #88AFD3 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 175 · B 2118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 209° · S 46% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 209° · S 36% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #88AFD3 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 text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #88AFD3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #88AFD3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #88AFD3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#88AFD3
Complementary
#D3AC88
Analogous
#88D3D2
Analogous
#8889D3
Triadic
#D388AF
Triadic
#AFD388
Split comp.
#D38889
Split comp.
#D3D288

Tints & Shades of #88AFD3

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

#97B9D8
#A9C5DF
#B8CFE5
#C7D9EA
#D6E3F0
#E9F0F7

Shades

#6698C7
#4581BA
#386A99
#2B5073
#1E3952
#122230

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #88AFD3.

How #88AFD3 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#88AFD3
Protanopia#A9A9D3
Protanomaly#9DACD3
Deuteranopia#A3A3D4
Deuteranomaly#99A8D3
Tritanopia#81B4B4
Tritanomaly#84B2C1
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #88AFD3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-88afd3: #88AFD3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #88AFD3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-88afd3': '#88AFD3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.533, green: 0.686, blue: 0.827)
Android XML<color name="color_88afd3">#88AFD3</color>
SVG fillfill="#88AFD3"

More Blue Colors

#88AFD3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#88AFD3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #88AFD3?

#88AFD3 is a light blue — rgb(136, 175, 211) in RGB and hsl(209, 46%, 68%) 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 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #88AFD3?

#88AFD3 is rgb(136, 175, 211) — red 136, green 175, and blue 211 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #88AFD3?

#88AFD3 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 17%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #88AFD3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #88AFD3 scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #88AFD3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #88AFD3 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 12.11, which is visibly different.

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