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Recognised as Colour

#889DF9

  • #889DF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#889DF9 is a blue with RGB values 136, 157, 249 and HSL 229°, 90%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#889DF9#889DF9
HEX#889DF9
RGBrgb(136, 157, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6157, 0.9765
RGB percentages53.3%, 61.6%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(228.8, 90.4%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.8, 45.4%, 97.6%)
CMYK45.4%, 36.9%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,953,337
CSS custom property--colour: #889DF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#776206

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA7FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#719EF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5FB0BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9Medium purple · ΔE 23.7Royal blue · ΔE 27.3Steel blue · ΔE 29.5Slate blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9E488
Analogous#88D6F9, #AB88F9
Triadic#F9889D, #9DF988
Split complementary#F9AB88, #D6F988
Tetradic#F988D6, #F9E488, #88F9AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9EDFE
Lighter +10%#B9C5FB
Darker −10%#5775F7
Darker −20%#274DF4
Darker −30%#0B32DD
Darker −40%#0927AC
More saturated +25%#8299FF
Less saturated −25%#98A7E9

Channel breakdown

R136
G157
B249
Red136 (53.3%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue228.85°
Saturation (HSL)90.4%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 9D · B F9

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