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#88a4fa color: Bright light blue

#88a4fa is rgb(136, 164, 250) in RGB and oklch(73.301% 0.12907 269.35) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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225°
100%

73.3%
0.129
269°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.40:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #88a4fa

#88a4fa is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 73.3% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.4:1 contrast and black text 8.74:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Fennel Flower (#77aaff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light blue colors

Lighter: #88a4fa mixed with white

  1. 88a4fa
  2. 93adfb
  3. 9fb7fc
  4. aac0fd
  5. b6c9fe
  6. c2d2ff
  7. cedbff
  8. dae4ff
  9. e6edff
  10. f3f6ff

Darker: #88a4fa mixed with black

  1. 88a4fa
  2. 758ed9
  3. 6379ba
  4. 52649b
  5. 41507d
  6. 313d61
  7. 222b46
  8. 131a2d
  9. 060a15
  10. 010103

Calmer: #88a4fa with less saturation

  1. 88a4fa
  2. 8ba5f2
  3. 8ea6ea
  4. 92a6e2
  5. 95a7da
  6. 98a7d2
  7. 9ba8ca
  8. 9fa8c2
  9. a2a8b9
  10. a5a8b1

Questions about #88a4fa

What color is #88a4fa?

#88a4fa is bright light blue. The closest named color is Bright light blue. In RGB it is rgb(136, 164, 250), in HSL hsl(225.26, 91.94%, 75.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.301% 0.12907 269.35).

What colors go well with #88a4fa?

The complementary color of #88a4fa is #c9a439. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4fb3f1 and #b495ee. The triadic partners are #ef8778 and #69bf7b.

Is white or black text more readable on #88a4fa?

Black text reads better on #88a4fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and black gives 8.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #88a4fa a warm or cool color?

#88a4fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 73.3% and its chroma 0.129.