Information about Blake color

#88A7C8 - Blake color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#88A7C8, known as "Blake", falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(136, 167, 200) — 53.3% red, 65.5% green, 78.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 13 / 0 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#88A7C8 is a mildly saturated azure that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Polo Blue (#8AA7CC). Nearby in the Register you will also find Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2) and Ceil (#92A1CF).

In RGB terms — rgb(136, 167, 200) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. The name "Blake" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Blake color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Blake 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 Blake

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Polo Blue color link
Polo Blue

#8AA7CC

Ceil color link
Ceil

#92A1CF

Zephyr color link
Zephyr

#809AC6

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Stratosphere color link
Stratosphere

#97A0CE

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Relax color link
Relax

#99AED0

Blake color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#88A7C8
  • RGB136, 167, 200
  • CMYK25, 13, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(136, 167, 200)
  • HSL211°, 37%, 66%
  • HSL Precise210.938°, 36.782%, 65.882%
  • HSV211°, 32%, 78%
  • HSB211°, 32%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.655, 0.784)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.655, 0.784, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.655, 0.784)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID88A7C8
  • DECIMAL ID8955848
  • Name Length5
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