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Recognised as Colour

#8895DA

  • #8895DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8895DA is a blue with RGB values 136, 149, 218 and HSL 230°, 53%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8895DA#8895DA
HEX#8895DA
RGBrgb(136, 149, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5843, 0.8549
RGB percentages53.3%, 58.4%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(230.5, 52.6%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 37.6%, 85.5%)
CMYK37.6%, 31.7%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,951,258
CSS custom property--colour: #8895DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#776A25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E9CDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7896D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#70A3AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1Plum · ΔE 27.1Medium purple · ΔE 29.3Light skyblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DACD88
Analogous#88BEDA, #A488DA
Triadic#DA8895, #95DA88
Split complementary#DAA488, #BEDA88
Tetradic#DA88BE, #DACD88, #88DAA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#D6DAF2
Lighter +10%#AFB8E6
Darker −10%#6172CE
Darker −20%#3C51C0
Darker −30%#304099
Darker −40%#243072
More saturated +25%#7588EE
Less saturated −25%#9CA2C7

Channel breakdown

R136
G149
B218
Red136 (53.3%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue230.49°
Saturation (HSL)52.56%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 95 · B DA

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