#88E1FC Hex Color
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This bright cyan shade is airy and cool, bringing a fresh feeling to modern interfaces. The hex code #88e1fc serves as an excellent background because it provides high contrast for black text, ensuring strong readability. Due to its high lightness, it pairs best with dark charcoal or deep navy accents in UI design rather than competing with stark white.
Questions about #88e1fc
What is #88e1fc in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #88e1fc is rgb(136, 225, 252), in HSL hsl(194, 95%, 76%) and in CMYK 46%, 11%, 0%, 1%.
What colors pair well with #88e1fc?
Is #88e1fc suitable for text or background usage?
Use #88e1fc primarily as a background color for interface elements or soft, modern UI accents rather than text. Its high lightness value makes it difficult to read as small body copy, so pair it with dark foregrounds to meet standard accessibility requirements for digital contrast.
Is #88e1fc readable on white or black?
#88e1fc has a 1.47:1 contrast ratio on white and 14.22:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.