Colour

#889DCB

#889DCB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#889DCB is a blue with RGB values 136, 157, 203 and HSL 221°, 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

#889DCB#889DCB

HEX#889DCB

RGBrgb(136, 157, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6157, 0.7961

RGB percentages53.3%, 61.6%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(221.2, 39.2%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 33%, 79.6%)

CMYK33%, 22.7%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,953,291

CSS custom property--colour: #889DCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1

Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#776234

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EA0CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#889ACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#75A6ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 21 Sky blue · ΔE 23.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBB688

Analogous#88BFCB, #9488CB

Triadic#CB889D, #9DCB88

Split complementary#CB9488, #BFCB88

Tetradic#CB88BF, #CBB688, #88CB94

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%#6580BB

Darker −20%#4865A5

Darker −30%#394F81

Darker −40%#293A5E

More saturated +25%#7395E0

Less saturated −25%#9DA5B6

Channel breakdown

R136

G157

B203

Red136 (53.3%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue221.19°

Saturation (HSL)39.18%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 9D · B CB

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Colour values

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