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Recognised as Colour

#898EB8

  • #898EB8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#898EB8 is a blue with RGB values 137, 142, 184 and HSL 234°, 25%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#898EB8#898EB8
HEX#898EB8
RGBrgb(137, 142, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5569, 0.7216
RGB percentages53.7%, 55.7%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(233.6, 24.9%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.6, 25.5%, 72.2%)
CMYK25.5%, 22.8%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,014,968
CSS custom property--colour: #898EB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#767147

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8292BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#808FB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7E969Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 15.6Steel blue · ΔE 17Slate grey · ΔE 17Light steelblue · ΔE 21.7Gray · ΔE 24.6Thistle · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 15.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8B389
Analogous#89A5B8, #9C89B8
Triadic#B8898E, #8EB889
Split complementary#B89B89, #A6B889
Tetradic#B889A5, #B8B389, #89B89B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9E9F1
Lighter +20%#C9CBDE
Lighter +10%#A9ACCB
Darker −10%#6970A5
Darker −20%#525889
Darker −30%#3F4469
Darker −40%#2C2F49
More saturated +25%#717BD0
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R137
G142
B184
Red137 (53.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue233.62°
Saturation (HSL)24.87%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 8E · B B8

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