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Recognised as Colour

#889FD5

  • #889FD5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#889FD5 is a blue with RGB values 136, 159, 213 and HSL 222°, 48%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#889FD5#889FD5
HEX#889FD5
RGBrgb(136, 159, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6235, 0.8353
RGB percentages53.3%, 62.4%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(222.1, 47.8%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 36.2%, 83.5%)
CMYK36.2%, 25.4%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,953,813
CSS custom property--colour: #889FD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#77602A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA3D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#869CD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#70AAB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 20.7Light skyblue · ΔE 21.3Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5Slate grey · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5BE88
Analogous#88C6D5, #9788D5
Triadic#D5889F, #9FD588
Split complementary#D59788, #C6D588
Tetradic#D588C6, #D5BE88, #88D597

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FAFD
Lighter +20%#D3DCF0
Lighter +10%#AEBDE2
Darker −10%#6281C8
Darker −20%#4064B7
Darker −30%#334F91
Darker −40%#263B6B
More saturated +25%#7497E9
Less saturated −25%#9CA7C1

Channel breakdown

R136
G159
B213
Red136 (53.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue222.08°
Saturation (HSL)47.83%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 9F · B D5

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