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Recognised as Colour

#8895EF

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

#8895EF is a blue with RGB values 136, 149, 239 and HSL 232°, 76%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8895EF#8895EF
HEX#8895EF
RGBrgb(136, 149, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5843, 0.9373
RGB percentages53.3%, 58.4%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(232.4, 76.3%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 43.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK43.1%, 37.7%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,951,279
CSS custom property--colour: #8895EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#776A10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A0F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D98EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#66A7B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 19Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Royal blue · ΔE 26Slate blue · ΔE 28.3Steel blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFE288
Analogous#88C9EF, #AF88EF
Triadic#EF8895, #95EF88
Split complementary#EFAF88, #C9EF88
Tetradic#EF88C9, #EFE288, #88EFAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E5FB
Lighter +10%#B5BDF5
Darker −10%#5B6DE9
Darker −20%#2E45E3
Darker −30%#1A30C4
Darker −40%#142597
More saturated +25%#7889FF
Less saturated −25%#99A2DE

Channel breakdown

R136
G149
B239
Red136 (53.3%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue232.43°
Saturation (HSL)76.3%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 95 · B EF

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