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#88D2FF

Baby Blue · light cool blue

About #88D2FF

#88D2FF is a light, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 53% red, 82% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 47% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Baby Blue (ΔE 6.5), with Sky Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFB588 (light salmon), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.71:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red136
Green210
Blue255

Closest named colours

Baby Blue
#89CFF0 · ΔE 6.5
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 8.8
Cyan
#00B7EB · ΔE 16.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #88D2FF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on baby blue #88D2FF.
1.65:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on baby blue #88D2FF.
12.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #88D2FF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#88D2FF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDD0FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ADC4FE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#50DEE1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #88D2FF?

#88D2FF is a light, moderately saturated blue colour. Digitally that works out to 53% red, 82% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 47% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #88D2FF?

Use black text. Black on #88D2FF has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #88D2FF?

Its complementary colour is #FFB588, and analogous partners are #88FFF1 and #8896FF.