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Recognised as Colour

#889DFF

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

#889DFF is a blue with RGB values 136, 157, 255 and HSL 229°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#889DFF#889DFF
HEX#889DFF
RGBrgb(136, 157, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6157, 1
RGB percentages53.3%, 61.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(229.4, 100%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 46.7%, 100%)
CMYK46.7%, 38.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,953,343
CSS custom property--colour: #889DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#776200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D9EFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5BB1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.5Medium purple · ΔE 22.4Royal blue · ΔE 25.2Slate blue · ΔE 29Medium slateblue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEA88
Analogous#88D9FF, #AE88FF
Triadic#FF889D, #9DFF88
Split complementary#FFAE88, #D9FF88
Tetradic#FF88D9, #FFEA88, #88FFAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF1FF
Lighter +10%#BBC7FF
Darker −10%#5573FF
Darker −20%#2249FF
Darker −30%#002AEE
Darker −40%#0021BB
More saturated +25%#889DFF
Less saturated −25%#97A7F0

Channel breakdown

R136
G157
B255
Red136 (53.3%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue229.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 9D · B FF

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