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Colour

#8897FF

  • #8897FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8897FF is a blue with RGB values 136, 151, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8897FF#8897FF
HEX#8897FF
RGBrgb(136, 151, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5922, 1
RGB percentages53.3%, 59.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(232.4, 100%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 46.7%, 100%)
CMYK46.7%, 40.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,951,807
CSS custom property--colour: #8897FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#776800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6FA4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#659AFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5CADBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.3Medium purple · ΔE 18.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.7Slate blue · ΔE 25.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF088
Analogous#88D2FF, #B588FF
Triadic#FF8897, #97FF88
Split complementary#FFB588, #D2FF88
Tetradic#FF88D2, #FFF088, #88FFB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF0FF
Lighter +10%#BBC4FF
Darker −10%#556AFF
Darker −20%#223EFF
Darker −30%#001EEE
Darker −40%#0018BB
More saturated +25%#8897FF
Less saturated −25%#97A2F0

Channel breakdown

R136
G151
B255
Red136 (53.3%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue232.44°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 97 · B FF

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