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Recognised as Colour

#898EFE

  • #898EFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#898EFE is a blue with RGB values 137, 142, 254 and HSL 237°, 98%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#898EFE#898EFE
HEX#898EFE
RGBrgb(137, 142, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5569, 0.9961
RGB percentages53.7%, 55.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(237.4, 98.3%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.4, 46.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK46.1%, 44.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,015,038
CSS custom property--colour: #898EFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#767101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#619EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5995FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#60A5BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.6Royal blue · ΔE 17.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Slate blue · ΔE 20.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEF989
Analogous#89C8FE, #BF89FE
Triadic#FE898E, #8EFE89
Split complementary#FEBF89, #C8FE89
Tetradic#FE89C8, #FEF989, #89FEBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEEFFF
Lighter +10%#BCBEFE
Darker −10%#565EFE
Darker −20%#242DFD
Darker −30%#020CEC
Darker −40%#0209B9
More saturated +25%#888DFF
Less saturated −25%#989CEF

Channel breakdown

R137
G142
B254
Red137 (53.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue237.44°
Saturation (HSL)98.32%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 8E · B FE

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