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Recognised as Colour

#889DD5

  • #889DD5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#889DD5 is a blue with RGB values 136, 157, 213 and HSL 224°, 48%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#889DD5#889DD5
HEX#889DD5
RGBrgb(136, 157, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6157, 0.8353
RGB percentages53.3%, 61.6%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(223.6, 47.8%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 36.2%, 83.5%)
CMYK36.2%, 26.3%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,953,301
CSS custom property--colour: #889DD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#77622A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA2D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#849BD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#71A8B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9Light skyblue · ΔE 22.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4Slate grey · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5C088
Analogous#88C4D5, #9A88D5
Triadic#D5889D, #9DD588
Split complementary#D59A88, #C4D588
Tetradic#D588C3, #D5C088, #88D59A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FAFD
Lighter +20%#D3DBF0
Lighter +10%#AEBCE2
Darker −10%#627EC8
Darker −20%#4061B7
Darker −30%#334D91
Darker −40%#26396B
More saturated +25%#7494E9
Less saturated −25%#9CA6C1

Channel breakdown

R136
G157
B213
Red136 (53.3%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)47.83%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 9D · B D5

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