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Recognised as Colour

#889ED4

  • #889ED4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#889ED4 is a blue with RGB values 136, 158, 212 and HSL 223°, 47%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#889ED4#889ED4
HEX#889ED4
RGBrgb(136, 158, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6196, 0.8314
RGB percentages53.3%, 62%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(222.6, 46.9%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 35.8%, 83.1%)
CMYK35.8%, 25.5%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,953,556
CSS custom property--colour: #889ED4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#77612B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CA2D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#859CD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#71A9B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 20.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4BE88
Analogous#88C4D4, #9888D4
Triadic#D4889E, #9ED488
Split complementary#D49888, #C4D488
Tetradic#D488C4, #D4BE88, #88D498

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FAFD
Lighter +20%#D3DBEF
Lighter +10%#ADBDE2
Darker −10%#637FC6
Darker −20%#4163B5
Darker −30%#344E8F
Darker −40%#263A6A
More saturated +25%#7495E8
Less saturated −25%#9CA7C0

Channel breakdown

R136
G158
B212
Red136 (53.3%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue222.63°
Saturation (HSL)46.91%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 9E · B D4

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