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Recognised as Colour

#8891BE

  • #8891BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8891BE is a blue with RGB values 136, 145, 190 and HSL 230°, 29%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8891BE#8891BE
HEX#8891BE
RGBrgb(136, 145, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5686, 0.7451
RGB percentages53.3%, 56.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(230, 29.3%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 28.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK28.4%, 23.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,950,206
CSS custom property--colour: #8891BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#776E41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8495C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8091BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7A99A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16Light slate grey · ΔE 17Slate grey · ΔE 18.5Light steelblue · ΔE 21.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 25Thistle · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEB588
Analogous#88ACBE, #9A88BE
Triadic#BE8891, #91BE88
Split complementary#BE9A88, #ACBE88
Tetradic#BE88AC, #BEB588, #88BE9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBECF4
Lighter +20%#CACEE2
Lighter +10%#A9AFD0
Darker −10%#6773AC
Darker −20%#4F5A91
Darker −30%#3D4670
Darker −40%#2B314F
More saturated +25%#7182D5
Less saturated −25%#9FA0A7

Channel breakdown

R136
G145
B190
Red136 (53.3%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)29.35%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 91 · B BE

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