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Recognised as Colour

#888BC9

  • #888BC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#888BC9 is a blue with RGB values 136, 139, 201 and HSL 237°, 38%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#888BC9#888BC9
HEX#888BC9
RGBrgb(136, 139, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5451, 0.7882
RGB percentages53.3%, 54.5%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(237.2, 37.6%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.2, 32.3%, 78.8%)
CMYK32.3%, 30.8%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,948,681
CSS custom property--colour: #888BC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#777436

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7992CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#758EC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7797A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Plum · ΔE 25.7Light slate grey · ΔE 26.7Slate grey · ΔE 27.7Light steelblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9C688
Analogous#88ABC9, #A688C9
Triadic#C9888B, #8BC988
Split complementary#C9A588, #ACC988
Tetradic#C988AB, #C9C688, #88C9A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F2F9
Lighter +20%#CECFE9
Lighter +10%#ABADD9
Darker −10%#6569B9
Darker −20%#494DA2
Darker −30%#393D7F
Darker −40%#2A2C5B
More saturated +25%#7277DF
Less saturated −25%#9E9FB3

Channel breakdown

R136
G139
B201
Red136 (53.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue237.23°
Saturation (HSL)37.57%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 8B · B C9

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