What color is #88BBEE?

#88BBEE is a light, moderate azure known as Electric Eel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Electric Eel?

The RGB value is 136, 187, 238: 136 red, 187 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Electric Eel?

The complementary color is #EEBB88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88BBEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Electric Eel color: hex code #88BBEE

#88BBEE rgb(136, 187, 238)

Shades of blue

Electric Eel has the hex code #88BBEE. It is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 73.3% green and 93.3% blue (136, 187, 238).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 75% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

Electric Eel (#88BBEE) color codes

HEX	`#88BBEE`
RGB	`rgb(136, 187, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 73.3%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 75%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 43%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 21%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.15, -3.72, -30.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.15, 30.83, 263.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.351, 46.945, 87.649)`
Decimal	`8961006`
Short hex	`#8BE`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Electric Eel, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #88BBEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88BBEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #88BBEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88bbee; }
.text { color: #88bbee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88bbee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 187 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88bbee, #8888ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

See #88BBEE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #88BBEE?: #88BBEE is a light, moderate azure known as Electric Eel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Electric Eel?: The RGB value is 136, 187, 238: 136 red, 187 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Electric Eel?: The complementary color is #EEBB88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88BBEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.