Colour

#898BDB

#898BDB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#898BDB is a blue with RGB values 137, 139, 219 and HSL 239°, 53%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#898BDB#898BDB

HEX#898BDB

RGBrgb(137, 139, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5451, 0.8588

RGB percentages53.7%, 54.5%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(238.5, 53.2%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.5, 37.4%, 85.9%)

CMYK37.4%, 36.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,014,235

CSS custom property--colour: #898BDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1

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

Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#767424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7195DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D90D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#729AA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.3 Medium purple · ΔE 21.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.9 Steel blue · ΔE 25.6 Plum · ΔE 26.9 Royal blue · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBD989

Analogous#89B4DB, #B089DB

Triadic#DB898B, #8BDB89

Split complementary#DBB089, #B4DB89

Tetradic#DB89B4, #DBD989, #89DBB0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFF

Lighter +20%#D7D8F3

Lighter +10%#B0B1E7

Darker −10%#6265CF

Darker −20%#3B3FC3

Darker −30%#2F329C

Darker −40%#242674

More saturated +25%#7679EE

Less saturated −25%#9C9DC8

Channel breakdown

R137

G139

B219

Red137 (53.7%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue238.54°

Saturation (HSL)53.25%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 8B · B DB

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Colour values

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