What color is #88BAFE?

#88BAFE is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Fly Away. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88BAFE?

The RGB value is 136, 186, 254: 136 red, 186 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88BAFE?

The complementary color is #FECC88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88BAFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88BAFE color

#88BAFE rgb(136, 186, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #88BAFE is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 72.9% green and 99.6% blue (136, 186, 254).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 98% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fly Away (#85B3F3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#88BAFE color codes

HEX	`#88BAFE`
RGB	`rgb(136, 186, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 72.9%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 98%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 46%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 27%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.51, 1.27, -38.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.51, 38.7, 271.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.596, 47.505, 100.513)`
Decimal	`8960766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88BAFE, 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 #88BAFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#88BAFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #88BAFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88bafe; }
.text { color: #88bafe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88bafe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 186 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88bafe, #9188fe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #88BAFE?: #88BAFE is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Fly Away. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88BAFE?: The RGB value is 136, 186, 254: 136 red, 186 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88BAFE?: The complementary color is #FECC88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88BAFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.