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Colour

#889CCB

  • #889CCB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#889CCB is a blue with RGB values 136, 156, 203 and HSL 222°, 39%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#889CCB#889CCB
HEX#889CCB
RGBrgb(136, 156, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6118, 0.7961
RGB percentages53.3%, 61.2%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(222.1, 39.2%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 33%, 79.6%)
CMYK33%, 23.2%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,953,035
CSS custom property--colour: #889CCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#776334

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D9FCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#879ACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#75A5ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.6Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6Light steelblue · ΔE 18.7Slate grey · ΔE 20.6Light skyblue · ΔE 21.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBB788
Analogous#88BECB, #9588CB
Triadic#CB889C, #9CCB88
Split complementary#CB9588, #BECB88
Tetradic#CB88BE, #CBB788, #88CB95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F5FA
Lighter +20%#CFD7EA
Lighter +10%#ABBADB
Darker −10%#657EBB
Darker −20%#4864A5
Darker −30%#394E81
Darker −40%#29395E
More saturated +25%#7393E0
Less saturated −25%#9DA5B6

Channel breakdown

R136
G156
B203
Red136 (53.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue222.09°
Saturation (HSL)39.18%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 9C · B CB

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