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#88a5fa color: Bright light blue

#88a5fa is rgb(136, 165, 250) in RGB and oklch(73.503% 0.12789 268.811) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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225°
100%

73.5%
0.128
269°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #88a5fa

#88a5fa is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 73.5% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.38:1 contrast and black text 8.81:1, 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: #88a5fa mixed with white

  1. 88a5fa
  2. 93aefb
  3. 9fb7fc
  4. aac1fd
  5. b6cafe
  6. c2d3ff
  7. cedbff
  8. dae4ff
  9. e6edff
  10. f3f6ff

Darker: #88a5fa mixed with black

  1. 88a5fa
  2. 758fd9
  3. 6379ba
  4. 52659b
  5. 41517d
  6. 313d61
  7. 222b46
  8. 131a2d
  9. 060a15
  10. 010103

Calmer: #88a5fa with less saturation

  1. 88a5fa
  2. 8ba6f2
  3. 8fa7ea
  4. 92a7e2
  5. 95a8db
  6. 98a8d2
  7. 9ca9ca
  8. 9fa9c2
  9. a2a9ba
  10. a6a9b2

Questions about #88a5fa

What color is #88a5fa?

#88a5fa is bright light blue. The closest named color is Bright light blue. In RGB it is rgb(136, 165, 250), in HSL hsl(224.74, 91.94%, 75.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.503% 0.12789 268.811).

What colors go well with #88a5fa?

The complementary color of #88a5fa is #caa43b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #50b4f1 and #b496ef. The triadic partners are #ef887a and #6bbf7c.

Is white or black text more readable on #88a5fa?

Black text reads better on #88a5fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and black gives 8.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #88a5fa a warm or cool color?

#88a5fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 73.5% and its chroma 0.128.