Colour

#889AEF

#889AEF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#889AEF is a blue with RGB values 136, 154, 239 and HSL 230°, 76%, 74%. 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

#889AEF#889AEF

HEX#889AEF

RGBrgb(136, 154, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6039, 0.9373

RGB percentages53.3%, 60.4%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(229.5, 76.3%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 43.1%, 93.7%)

CMYK43.1%, 35.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,952,559

CSS custom property--colour: #889AEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.1 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#9C9C9C

Inverted#776510

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7CA3F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#739BEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#65ABB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 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 8.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.2 Medium purple · ΔE 24.7 Steel blue · ΔE 26.3 Royal blue · ΔE 29.2 Plum · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.12, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EFDD88

Analogous#88CEEF, #AA88EF

Triadic#EF889A, #9AEF88

Split complementary#EFAA88, #CEEF88

Tetradic#EF88CE, #EFDD88, #88EFAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E2E6FB

Lighter +10%#B5C0F5

Darker −10%#5B74E9

Darker −20%#2E4EE3

Darker −30%#1A38C4

Darker −40%#142B97

More saturated +25%#7890FF

Less saturated −25%#99A5DE

Channel breakdown

R136

G154

B239

Red136 (53.3%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue229.51°

Saturation (HSL)76.3%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 9A · B EF

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