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Recognised as Colour

#889FEB

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

#889FEB is a blue with RGB values 136, 159, 235 and HSL 226°, 71%, 73%. 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

#889FEB#889FEB
HEX#889FEB
RGBrgb(136, 159, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6235, 0.9216
RGB percentages53.3%, 62.4%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(226.1, 71.2%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.1, 42.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK42.1%, 32.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,953,835
CSS custom property--colour: #889FEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#776014

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84A6EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9EE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#66AFBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.8Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7Light skyblue · ΔE 28.4Plum · ΔE 29.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBD488
Analogous#88D1EB, #A288EB
Triadic#EB889F, #9FEB88
Split complementary#EBA388, #D1EB88
Tetradic#EB88D1, #EBD488, #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%#5C7CE4
Darker −20%#3159DC
Darker −30%#1F43BB
Darker −40%#18348F
More saturated +25%#7796FC
Less saturated −25%#99A8DA

Channel breakdown

R136
G159
B235
Red136 (53.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue226.06°
Saturation (HSL)71.22%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 9F · B EB

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