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Colour

#8895DE

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

#8895DE is a blue with RGB values 136, 149, 222 and HSL 231°, 57%, 70%. 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

#8895DE#8895DE
HEX#8895DE
RGBrgb(136, 149, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5843, 0.8706
RGB percentages53.3%, 58.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(230.9, 56.6%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.9, 38.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK38.7%, 32.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,951,262
CSS custom property--colour: #8895DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#776A21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D9DE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7696DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6EA3AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.4Steel blue · ΔE 21.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.3Plum · ΔE 27.4Medium purple · ΔE 27.5Light skyblue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DED188
Analogous#88C0DE, #A688DE
Triadic#DE8895, #95DE88
Split complementary#DEA688, #C0DE88
Tetradic#DE88C0, #DED188, #88DEA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8DCF4
Lighter +10%#B0B9E9
Darker −10%#6071D3
Darker −20%#384EC8
Darker −30%#2D3EA0
Darker −40%#212F79
More saturated +25%#7588F1
Less saturated −25%#9BA2CB

Channel breakdown

R136
G149
B222
Red136 (53.3%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue230.93°
Saturation (HSL)56.58%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 95 · B DE

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