Recognised as Colour

#8989EF

#8989EF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8989EF is a blue with RGB values 137, 137, 239 and HSL 240°, 76%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8989EF#8989EF

HEX#8989EF

RGBrgb(137, 137, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5373, 0.9373

RGB percentages53.7%, 53.7%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(240, 76.1%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 42.7%, 93.7%)

CMYK42.7%, 42.7%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,013,743

CSS custom property--colour: #8989EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#767610

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6397F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D90EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Tritanopia#699EB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16 Royal blue · ΔE 19.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.4 Slate blue · ΔE 20.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EFEF89

Analogous#89BCEF, #BC89EF

Triadic#EF8989, #89EF89

Split complementary#EFBC89, #BCEF89

Tetradic#EF89BC, #EFEF89, #89EFBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E3E3FB

Lighter +10%#B6B6F5

Darker −10%#5C5CE9

Darker −20%#2F2FE3

Darker −30%#1B1BC4

Darker −40%#151597

More saturated +25%#7979FF

Less saturated −25%#9A9ADE

Channel breakdown

R137

G137

B239

Red137 (53.7%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)76.12%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 89 · B EF

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