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Recognised as Colour

#898EEF

  • #898EEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#898EEF is a blue with RGB values 137, 142, 239 and HSL 237°, 76%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#898EEF#898EEF
HEX#898EEF
RGBrgb(137, 142, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5569, 0.9373
RGB percentages53.7%, 55.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(237.1, 76.1%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.1, 42.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK42.7%, 40.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,015,023
CSS custom property--colour: #898EEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#767110

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B9BF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6493EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#68A2B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13Medium purple · ΔE 16.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.8Royal blue · ΔE 21.9Slate blue · ΔE 23.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFEA89
Analogous#89C1EF, #B789EF
Triadic#EF898E, #8EEF89
Split complementary#EFB789, #C1EF89
Tetradic#EF89C1, #EFEA89, #89EFB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3E4FB
Lighter +10%#B6B9F5
Darker −10%#5C63E9
Darker −20%#2F38E3
Darker −30%#1B23C4
Darker −40%#151B97
More saturated +25%#7980FF
Less saturated −25%#9A9DDE

Channel breakdown

R137
G142
B239
Red137 (53.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue237.06°
Saturation (HSL)76.12%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 8E · B EF

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