All About Color Light Cobalt Blue

#88ACE0

Light Cobalt Blue is a cool and refreshing blue color. It represents clarity and purity, perfect for creating a clean and tranquil space.

About Light Cobalt Blue

Light Cobalt Blue is a light blue color with the hex code #88ACE0. In RGB it is red 136, green 172, blue 224; in HSL it is hue 215°, saturation 59%, lightness 71%; in CMYK it is 39%, 23%, 0%, 12%. Its contrast ratio is 2.33:1 on white and 9.02:1 on black.

#88ACE0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet88, AC, E0
CMYK39.29%, 23.21%, 0.00%, 12.16%
RGB Decimal136, 172, 224
HSL215°, 59%, 71%
RGB Octal210, 254, 340
HSV (HSB)215.45°, 39.29%, 87.84%
RGB Binary10001000, 10101100, 11100000
CIE-L*AB69.56, 0.73, -30.09
RGB Percent53.33%, 67.45%, 87.84%
CIE-L*CH69.56, 30.10, 271.39
XYZ38.36, 40.12, 76.24
CIE-L*UV69.56, -19.20, -47.70
xyY0.25, 0.26, 40.12
Hunter-Lab63.34, -2.74, -27.03
RYB53.33%, 63.35%, 87.84%

Color Accessibility Scores

#88ACE0 on a dark background: contrast 9.02:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#88ACE0 on a light background: contrast 2.33:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Light Cobalt Blue, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Light Cobalt Blue. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#88ACE0 · #D2E0F3 · #407BCE · #E1BC89 · #F3E6D2

Analogous palette

#89E1BC · #89D9E1 · #88ACE0 · #9189E1 · #BC89E1

Triadic palette

#88ACE0 · #E189AE · #AEE189 · #D2E0F3 · #F3D2E0

Tetradic palette

#88ACE0 · #E189D9 · #E1BC89 · #89E191 · #407BCE

Monochromatic palette

#2B5EA6 · #4D84D1 · #88ACE0 · #C6D8F0 · #EBF1FA

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