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Recognised as Colour

#8589FE

  • #8589FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8589FE is a blue with RGB values 133, 137, 254 and HSL 238°, 98%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8589FE#8589FE
HEX#8589FE
RGBrgb(133, 137, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5373, 0.9961
RGB percentages52.2%, 53.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(238, 98.4%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238, 47.6%, 99.6%)
CMYK47.6%, 46.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,751,614
CSS custom property--colour: #8589FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#7A7601

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#579AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E90FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#58A2B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.8Royal blue · ΔE 15.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 18Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEFA85
Analogous#85C6FE, #BD85FE
Triadic#FE8589, #89FE85
Split complementary#FEBD85, #C6FE85
Tetradic#FE85C6, #FEFA85, #85FEBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEBFF
Lighter +10%#B8BAFE
Darker −10%#5258FE
Darker −20%#2027FD
Darker −30%#020AE8
Darker −40%#0107B6
More saturated +25%#8488FF
Less saturated −25%#9497EF

Channel breakdown

R133
G137
B254
Red133 (52.2%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue238.02°
Saturation (HSL)98.37%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 89 · B FE

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