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Recognised as Colour

#888EE9

  • #888EE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#888EE9 is a blue with RGB values 136, 142, 233 and HSL 236°, 69%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#888EE9#888EE9
HEX#888EE9
RGBrgb(136, 142, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5569, 0.9137
RGB percentages53.3%, 55.7%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(236.3, 68.8%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.3, 41.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK41.6%, 39.1%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,949,481
CSS custom property--colour: #888EE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#777116

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E9AEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#6892E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#69A0B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.3Medium purple · ΔE 18.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.8Royal blue · ΔE 24.1Slate blue · ΔE 25.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9E388
Analogous#88BFE9, #B288E9
Triadic#E9888E, #8EE988
Split complementary#E9B288, #BFE988
Tetradic#E988BF, #E9E388, #88E9B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE0F9
Lighter +10%#B3B7F1
Darker −10%#5D65E1
Darker −20%#323CD9
Darker −30%#222BB6
Darker −40%#1A218B
More saturated +25%#767FFB
Less saturated −25%#9A9DD7

Channel breakdown

R136
G142
B233
Red136 (53.3%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue236.29°
Saturation (HSL)68.79%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 8E · B E9

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