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Colour

#8789DE

  • #8789DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8789DE is a blue with RGB values 135, 137, 222 and HSL 239°, 57%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8789DE#8789DE
HEX#8789DE
RGBrgb(135, 137, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5373, 0.8706
RGB percentages52.9%, 53.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(238.6, 56.9%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.6, 39.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK39.2%, 38.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,882,654
CSS custom property--colour: #8789DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#787621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C94E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#688EDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6D9AA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2Medium purple · ΔE 18.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.2Royal blue · ΔE 25.7Slate blue · ΔE 26.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEDC87
Analogous#87B4DE, #B187DE
Triadic#DE8789, #89DE87
Split complementary#DEB187, #B4DE87
Tetradic#DE87B4, #DEDC87, #87DEB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D7D8F4
Lighter +10%#AFB0E9
Darker −10%#5F62D3
Darker −20%#373AC8
Darker −30%#2C2FA0
Darker −40%#212378
More saturated +25%#7477F1
Less saturated −25%#9A9BCB

Channel breakdown

R135
G137
B222
Red135 (52.9%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue238.62°
Saturation (HSL)56.86%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 89 · B DE

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