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Recognised as Colour

#8489EE

  • #8489EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8489EE is a blue with RGB values 132, 137, 238 and HSL 237°, 76%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8489EE#8489EE
HEX#8489EE
RGBrgb(132, 137, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5373, 0.9333
RGB percentages51.8%, 53.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(237.2, 75.7%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.2, 44.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK44.5%, 42.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,686,062
CSS custom property--colour: #8489EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#7B7611

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6297F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B8FECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#609EB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.2Royal blue · ΔE 19Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEE984
Analogous#84BEEE, #B484EE
Triadic#EE8489, #89EE84
Split complementary#EEB484, #BEEE84
Tetradic#EE84BE, #EEE984, #84EEB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEDFFA
Lighter +10%#B1B4F4
Darker −10%#575EE8
Darker −20%#2A33E2
Darker −30%#1A22BF
Darker −40%#141A92
More saturated +25%#737AFF
Less saturated −25%#9699DD

Channel breakdown

R132
G137
B238
Red132 (51.8%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue237.17°
Saturation (HSL)75.71%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 89 · B EE

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