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Recognised as Colour

#889FFE

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

#889FFE is a blue with RGB values 136, 159, 254 and HSL 228°, 98%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#889FFE#889FFE
HEX#889FFE
RGBrgb(136, 159, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.6235, 0.9961
RGB percentages53.3%, 62.4%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(228.3, 98.3%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.3, 46.5%, 99.6%)
CMYK46.5%, 37.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,953,854
CSS custom property--colour: #889FFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#776001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#709FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5BB3C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.8Royal blue · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 30.5Steel blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEE788
Analogous#88DAFE, #AC88FE
Triadic#FE889F, #9FFE88
Split complementary#FEAC88, #DAFE88
Tetradic#FE88DA, #FEE788, #88FEAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF1FF
Lighter +10%#BBC8FE
Darker −10%#5576FE
Darker −20%#234DFD
Darker −30%#022FEB
Darker −40%#0225B8
More saturated +25%#879EFF
Less saturated −25%#97A8EF

Channel breakdown

R136
G159
B254
Red136 (53.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue228.31°
Saturation (HSL)98.33%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 9F · B FE

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