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Recognised as Colour

#889EEB

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

#889EEB is a blue with RGB values 136, 158, 235 and HSL 227°, 71%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#889EEB#889EEB
HEX#889EEB
RGBrgb(136, 158, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6196, 0.9216
RGB percentages53.3%, 62%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(226.7, 71.2%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 42.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK42.1%, 32.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,953,579
CSS custom property--colour: #889EEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#776114

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83A6EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A9DE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#67AEBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3Medium purple · ΔE 29Light skyblue · ΔE 29.1Plum · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBD588
Analogous#88D0EB, #A388EB
Triadic#EB889E, #9EEB88
Split complementary#EBA388, #D0EB88
Tetradic#EB88D0, #EBD588, #88EBA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE5FA
Lighter +10%#B4C2F2
Darker −10%#5C7AE4
Darker −20%#3157DC
Darker −30%#1F42BB
Darker −40%#18328F
More saturated +25%#7794FC
Less saturated −25%#99A8DA

Channel breakdown

R136
G158
B235
Red136 (53.3%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue226.67°
Saturation (HSL)71.22%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 9E · B EB

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