Light Cobalt Blue (#88ACE0)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.33:1 — vs black: 9.02:1

Color values

HEX #88ACE0
RGB rgb(136, 172, 224)
HSL hsl(215, 39%, 87%)
CMYK cmyk( 39.29, 23.21, 0, 12.16 )

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Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Print (170)

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #88ACE0 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Light Cobalt Blue
#88ACE0 Base

#E0BC88

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Light Cobalt Blue
#88ACE0 Base

#88D8E0

#9088E0

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Light Cobalt Blue
#88ACE0 Base

#E088AC

#ACE088

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Light Cobalt Blue
#88ACE0 Base

#E09088

#D8E088

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Light Cobalt Blue
#88ACE0 Base

#E088D8

#E0BC88

#88E090

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Light Cobalt Blue
#88ACE0 Base

#2B5CA4

#4B82D0

#6895D8

#A8C3E8

#C5D6F0

#EBF1FA

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Light Cobalt Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #050B14

— #132949

— #21477E

— #2F65B3

— #5387D2

Light Cobalt Blue #88ACE0 Base

— #9CBAE5

— #AFC8EA

— #C3D5EF

— #D7E3F5

— #EBF1FA

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #88ACE0. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #88ACE0;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #88ACE0;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #88ACE0;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #88ACE0,
        #ECE2D4
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #88ACE0,
        #ECE2D4
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$light-cobalt-blue: #88ACE0;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$light-cobalt-blue-r: 136;
$light-cobalt-blue-g: 172;
$light-cobalt-blue-b: 224;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $light-cobalt-blue;
    color: rgba($light-cobalt-blue-r, $light-cobalt-blue-g, $light-cobalt-blue-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Light Cobalt Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #88ACE0 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #A3A3E0 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #A9A9E0 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #7CB4B4 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #AAAAAA Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Light Cobalt Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Light Cobalt Blue #88ACE0 Base

Vista Blue #7C9ED9 ΔE 4.04

Jordy Blue #8AB9F1 ΔE 4.10

Dark Pastel Blue #779ECB ΔE 4.76

Carolina Blue #99BADD ΔE 4.95

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.