Exploring the Color #888EF6

#888EF6 sits at 237° on the color wheel, placing it in the blue family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 86% saturation and 75% lightness, it reads as a fully saturated, very light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 136, 142, 246 produces a 7.25:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #888EF6 is a distant relative of CSS sky blue — about 65 units away from #87CEEB. Designers reach for blue hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want lift, air, and gentle emphasis. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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