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Colour

#889AFF

  • #889AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#889AFF is a blue with RGB values 136, 154, 255 and HSL 231°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#889AFF#889AFF
HEX#889AFF
RGBrgb(136, 154, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6039, 1
RGB percentages53.3%, 60.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(230.9, 100%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.9, 46.7%, 100%)
CMYK46.7%, 39.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,952,575
CSS custom property--colour: #889AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#776500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#73A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#699CFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5BAFC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.2Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Royal blue · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 27.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFED88
Analogous#88D5FF, #B188FF
Triadic#FF889A, #9AFF88
Split complementary#FFB288, #D5FF88
Tetradic#FF88D6, #FFED88, #88FFB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF1FF
Lighter +10%#BBC5FF
Darker −10%#556FFF
Darker −20%#2243FF
Darker −30%#0024EE
Darker −40%#001CBB
More saturated +25%#889AFF
Less saturated −25%#97A4F0

Channel breakdown

R136
G154
B255
Red136 (53.3%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue230.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 9A · B FF

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