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Recognised as Colour

#8899FA

  • #8899FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8899FA is a blue with RGB values 136, 153, 250 and HSL 231°, 92%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8899FA#8899FA
HEX#8899FA
RGBrgb(136, 153, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6, 0.9804
RGB percentages53.3%, 60%, 98%
HSLhsl(231.1, 91.9%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 45.6%, 98%)
CMYK45.6%, 38.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,952,314
CSS custom property--colour: #8899FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#776605

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A4FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B9BF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5FADBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 17Medium purple · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 27.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAE988
Analogous#88D2FA, #B088FA
Triadic#FA8899, #99FA88
Split complementary#FAB088, #D2FA88
Tetradic#FA88D2, #FAE988, #88FAB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEDFE
Lighter +10%#B9C3FC
Darker −10%#576FF8
Darker −20%#2645F6
Darker −30%#0929E0
Darker −40%#0720AF
More saturated +25%#8395FF
Less saturated −25%#98A4EB

Channel breakdown

R136
G153
B250
Red136 (53.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue231.05°
Saturation (HSL)91.94%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 99 · B FA

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