#88ACE0Queer Blue (#88ACE0) is a light, soft blue with an OKLCH hue of 258°, lightness 0.74 and chroma 0.086. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #88ACE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(136, 172, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 59%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 39%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39%, 23%, 0%, 12%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(69.6 0.7 -30.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.737 0.086 258) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Queer Blue shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#92a8d2 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity#8faddc — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#88ace0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#88ade3 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchangedTest Queer Blue in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.33:1 and against black 9.02:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#eaf3ff · #aacbfc · #88ace0 · #5f7eab · #3f5a81 · #21385a
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#a1daf2 · #91c4ea · #88ace0 · #8894c9 · #847eaf · #7d6a93
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#88ace0 · #93859f · #536f98 · #604475 · #1f385a · #25182f
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e9f2ff · #c3cede · #88ace0 · #a5824a · #596981 · #404a5a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6f1e9 · #88ace0 · #888f99 · #595550 · #1d232d · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f7f1e8 · #d2cbc0 · #a9a195 · #382e1f · #160d01 · #88ace0
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#caddba · #88ace0 · #8a7e35 · #5c56a0 · #2f3c2b · #040f14
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fcf0df · #88ace0 · #b2826a · #5b5916 · #3e1500 · #030200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeded · #88ace0 · #b47e7f · #3d6130 · #0f2b03 · #0c0001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffecf5 · #88ace0 · #ae7e96 · #704f12 · #002b1e · #100600
#98B8E7 · #A8C5ED · #B9D1F3 · #CADDFA · #DBEAFF
#6D8DBB · #526E97 · #395275 · #223655 · #0C1D36
#90ACD5 · #97ACC9 · #9EABBE
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.