Information about #88B4CD color

#88B4CD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #88B4CD is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(136, 180, 205) — 53.3% red, 70.6% green, 80.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 10 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#88B4CD presents itself as a confidently colored steel-blue azure — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Polo Blue (#8AA7CC) and Blake (#88A7C8).

The recipe behind #88B4CD is rgb(136, 180, 205), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #88B4CD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#88B4CD color variations

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#88B4CD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #88B4CD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Mooni Blue color link
Mooni Blue

#95B5D6

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

#88B4CD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#88B4CD
  • RGB136, 180, 205
  • CMYK27, 10, 0, 20
  • HSL202°, 41%, 67%
  • HSL Precise201.739°, 40.828%, 66.863%
  • HSV202°, 34%, 80%
  • HSB202°, 34%, 80%
  • HEX ID88B4CD
  • DECIMAL ID8959181
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
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