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Recognised as Colour

#889BC2

  • #889BC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#889BC2 is a blue with RGB values 136, 155, 194 and HSL 220°, 32%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#889BC2#889BC2
HEX#889BC2
RGBrgb(136, 155, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6078, 0.7608
RGB percentages53.3%, 60.8%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(220.3, 32.2%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 29.9%, 76.1%)
CMYK29.9%, 20.1%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,952,770
CSS custom property--colour: #889BC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#77643D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E9DC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8998C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#78A3A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Light steelblue · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 16.7Light skyblue · ΔE 21.6Dark grey · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2AF88
Analogous#88B8C2, #9288C2
Triadic#C2889B, #9BC288
Split complementary#C29288, #B8C288
Tetradic#C288B8, #C2AF88, #88C292

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF0F6
Lighter +20%#CBD4E5
Lighter +10%#AAB7D3
Darker −10%#667FB1
Darker −20%#4D6597
Darker −30%#3C4F75
Darker −40%#2B3853
More saturated +25%#7193D8
Less saturated −25%#9EA3AB

Channel breakdown

R136
G155
B194
Red136 (53.3%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue220.34°
Saturation (HSL)32.22%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 9B · B C2

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