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Recognised as Colour

#898EFF

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

#898EFF is a blue with RGB values 137, 142, 255 and HSL 237°, 100%, 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

#898EFF#898EFF
HEX#898EFF
RGBrgb(137, 142, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5569, 1
RGB percentages53.7%, 55.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(237.5, 100%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 46.3%, 100%)
CMYK46.3%, 44.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,015,039
CSS custom property--colour: #898EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#767100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#609EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#5895FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5FA6BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 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 text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.6Royal blue · ΔE 17.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.9Slate blue · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFA89
Analogous#89C9FF, #BF89FF
Triadic#FF898E, #8EFF89
Split complementary#FFBF89, #C9FF89
Tetradic#FF89C9, #FFFA89, #89FFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF0FF
Lighter +10%#BCBFFF
Darker −10%#565DFF
Darker −20%#232CFF
Darker −30%#000AEF
Darker −40%#0008BC
More saturated +25%#898EFF
Less saturated −25%#989CF0

Channel breakdown

R137
G142
B255
Red137 (53.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue237.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 8E · B FF

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